A detective has spoken of the painstaking work involved in bringing a drug trafficking ring involving corrupt Royal Marine Commandos to justice.
Scotland based Detective Constable Gary McArthur, of the Ministry of Defence Police, has been honoured for his work poring over thousands of EncroChat messages between the traffickers - cracking a remarkable case.
DC McArthur and his colleagues proved how marines Grant Broadfoot and Stuart Bryant signed out a Ministry of Defence van on the pretence of visiting shooting ranges at Altcar Training Camp in Hightown. But the naval officers were in fact using the MOD vehicle to collect cannabis from a location on the outskirts of Formby and smuggle it into Scotland.
