Surveillance footage emerged from a violent attack on a home in Liverpool when cocaine worth £ 1 million was stolen.
A father and son were left covered in blood after being cut and beaten during the violent attack on the morning of 23 May 2020. A rival criminal group stole around £ 1 million worth of cocaine, leading to a major conflict in the underworld.
The Royal Courts of Justice in Manchester have heard Liverpool’s career criminal Richard Caswell plan the attack with Jason and Craig Cox, who ran a Salford-based criminal gang. Ben Monks-Gorton, who posed as a delivery driver on the day of the attack, was a junior gang member.
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Caswell, well known in the underworld, was sentenced to life in prison in 2005 for his involvement in a wave of car bombings in the city. He was released from prison on license in 2019.
Yesterday, the prosecutor’s office released video surveillance of the dramatic action in court. The gang managed to steal about 1 million pounds of cocaine in just a few minutes.
Bodycam footage was also released showing the aftermath of an attack on Croxdale Road West in which a man had an open wound in his arm. His son is also seriously injured and the house is covered in blood.
Defendant Alex Langhorn revealed how Caswell and the Cox brothers planned the attack to the last detail. The criminals organized several fictitious runs to the address of Croxdale Road West before the actual attack on the morning of May 23.
Surveillance footage of a violent attack on criminals on Croxdale Road West when cocaine worth 1 million pounds was stolen
Police learned of the attack as a result of an intrusion into the EncroChat telephone network, which was used by the gang. Caswell described a member of the Liverpool gang they robbed as a “terrible dude.”
In a statement to Jason Cox, Caswell said: “If we take his driver, do you think he will be the man with access to a blunder with all this?” He added: “I would even agree to kill him if necessary.”
Jason Cox and Caswell also discussed the use of interception devices in preparation for the attack. Jason Cox told Caswell, “Do you think this company is guarded by trackers?”
“Yes,” said Caswell. “They’ve been doing this for years. If they suspect us, they’d like to put us on a lie detector. We need to be in place with this.”
Monks-Gorton, 30, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery, was sentenced to six years and nine months. Judge Patrick Field QC told Monks-Gorton that although he was not involved in planning the attack, he “made it easier to enter the house” by posing as a delivery driver.
Anthony Nevin, 35, who worked as a courier for the Cox gang, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiracy to supply cannabis and conspiracy to own criminal property. Innocent, who did not take part in the operation in the hiding place, was sentenced to nine years and nine months.
Caswell will be convicted with Jason Cox, Craig Cox, Lee Cox next month. The four men pleaded guilty to drug crimes and possession of criminal property.
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