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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah

Ex-detective who stole £400k of seized cocaine in Manchester jailed for 19 years

Andrew Talbot
Andrew Talbot, 54, was found guilty at trial of supplying a controlled class A drug, misconduct in public office and failing to provide the passcode for his phone. Photograph: CPS/PA

A cocaine-addicted detective who stole drugs with a retail value of almost £400,000 from a police evidence store and supplied them to criminals has been jailed for 19 years.

Andrew Talbot, formerly a Greater Manchester police (GMP) detective constable, conspired with convicted drug dealer Keith Bretherton, 50, to sell the stolen cocaine, Liverpool crown court heard.

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