Liverpool Crown Court jailed an ex-policeman who led a double life as a senior figure in a Preston , England drugs gang. Salim Razaq, described by his Assistant Chief Constable Andy Cooke of Lancashire Constabulary as "nothing short of a criminal in a police uniform", received eleven-and-a-half years imprisonment on Tuesday after being caught during a 'turf war' with a rival gang. Lancashire Police's Professional Standards Department then raided Salim's home in Walton-le-Dale , near Preston, and found £ 72,000 in laundered cash hidden in the police sergeant's bedroom. Three machine guns — two Uzis and a Sten — were concealed under the stairs. 228 bullets, a bullet-proof jacket, a balaclava, and a knuckle-duster were also confiscated. Last month he entered guilty pleas to two counts of perverting the course of justice , three counts of possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition, conspiracy to transfer criminal property, conspiracy to acquire or retain criminal property and misconduct in a public office . The conspiracies referred to money laundering ; the misconduct was for abusing the police database.
Liverpool Crown Court jailed an ex-policeman who led a double life as a senior figure in a , England drugs gang. Salim Razaq, described by his Andy Cooke of as "nothing short of a criminal in a police uniform", received eleven-and-a-half years imprisonment on Tuesday after being caught during a 'turf war' with a rival gang. Lancashire Police's Professional Standards Department then raided Salim's home in , near Preston, and found 72,000 in laundered cash hidden in the police sergeant's bedroom. Three machine guns — two and a — were concealed under the stairs. 228 bullets, a bullet-proof jacket, a balaclava, and a knuckle-duster were also confiscated. Last month he entered guilty pleas to two counts of , three counts of possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition, conspiracy to transfer criminal property, conspiracy to acquire or retain criminal property and . The conspiracies referred to ; the misconduct was for abusing the police database.
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Preston
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Lancashire Constabulary
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Uzis and a Sten
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perverting the course of justice
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misconduct in a public office
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money laundering