Drug baron’s plot to smuggle MDMA in digger arm

A drug baron’s plot to smuggle £45m of MDMA was foiled when he sent a photo of his dog with his girlfriend’s phone number visible on the pet’s collar. Danny Brown, 55, messaged accomplice to Stefan Baldauf, 62, on EncroChat with a picture of his French Bulldog ‘Bob’ as they planned to hide 448kg in a digger bound for Australia. Investigators were able to see the phone number on the collar tag and in another image Brown’s reflection is captured…