The arrest of a former police officer from Cardiff which brought down a £7m drugs gang,

The arrest of a former police officer from Cardiff led to a £7m drugs gang being brought to justice. Ex police officer Steven Creasey, 67, was stopped by police in Scotland.

A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Tuesday heard Creasey was stopped by officers from Police Scotland in Fife on May 12, 2022 after a request from the Tarian Regional Organised Crime Unit. He had already driven from Cardiff to Liverpool that day before making his way up to Scotland.A drugs dog discovered a professionally installed hide under the passenger seat of Creasey’s car which was found to contain 5kg of heroin and one kilogram of adulterant. A burner phone in Creasey’s possession led to the discovery of other OCG members who were based in Liverpool.The pair collected wholesale amounts of heroin which was then distributed for onward supply by the likes of Creasey, Kevin Thomson, 45, Christopher Heaney, 47, and Jeffrey Hickson, 61. Brannan would then launder the profits through the bank account of his partner, Kirsty Murphy, 36.

Raids were carried out at properties in Cardiff, Liverpool, Scotland and Northumberland towards the end of 2022. Significant items were found at the various addresses including expensive jewellery, heroin, cocaine, adulterants, opium, cannabis and metal moulds for pressing powder into blocks.