True Crime: Liverpool Drug Lieutenant’s TikTok Regret – Readers React

True crime convicted criminal Christina Rowlands, involved in a Liverpool-based crime group, took to social media to whine about her fate after being arrested by police. Unfortunately for her, she wasn’t expecting a long time behind bars. Read on to find out more about the 41-year-old whose excuse didn’t impress the judge.

Encrochat Takedown Exposes Network

According to the Manchester Evening News, Rowlands, from the UK predicted she would “get about eight years” for her role in a three-year “class A” drug conspiracy. However she ended up sentenced to 10 years and six months at “Liverpool Crown Court” on September 11.

Unhappy with being taken down, the true crime suspect, described as a “trusted lieutenant” to drug kingpin Terence Clarke, used TikTok to vent her despair. She said, “I’ve been nicked me, heaviest s*** ever” and “My life’s over…”

Her downfall began when law enforcement infiltrated the encrypted communication network “Encrochat” which Clarke used for managing drug operations across England and Wales under the handle “SacredTruck.” Despite the platform being compromised in 2020, Clarke continued his illegal activities until his arrest in February 2023.

A Trusted Lieutenant in the Operation

Rowlands played a big role in the operation. And, the prosecutor explained that Clarke referred to her in messages as “the bird who helps us now.” Additionally, he trusted her with receiving and storing quantities of drugs at her address.

Other news involved her involvement in laundering “£84,000” (USD $113,874.6) through her bank accounts. The true crime criminal also arranged transportation of drugs and cash. Even after Clarke’s arrest, Rowlands continued following his orders and incredibly, arranged a video conference with him while he was held in remand.

A Downward Spiral into Crime

During the trial, Rowlands’ defense attorney, “Andrew McInnes,” explained that she turned to drug dealing “after losing her job” in 2020. He claimed that the “loss of employment, loss of her property, use of cannabis and latterly class A drugs” were factors that made her vulnerable to recruitment.

However, that didn’t cut any ice with the judge. Instead, he emphasized the severity of her crimes, declaring, “I don’t suppose it crosses your mind that what you’re doing is destroying the lives of others.”

Public Reacts On Social Media

The sentencing found some heated responses on social media. On Instagram, reactions to the news seemed supportive of the harsh sentence.

One reader commented, “Higher sentence it should be! Since law enforcement should be here to protect the country from all this! It’s scary she’s not the first one and won’t be the last one.”

Another user responded unsympathetically, writing, “Errrrrrrrrrrm… ‘too bad’..?!” Mostly, folks seem impatient with all the drug crime and nobody felt bad for Christina Rowlands.

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