Tommy Comerford

Tommy Comerford (1933-2003) was a British organized crime figure involved in narcotics and drug trafficking, one of the first criminals to establish an international drug trafficking network in Great Britain.

A longtime figure in Liverpool's underworld, Comerford dominated criminal activity in the Merseyside-area spending over 34 years in prison during the course of his criminal career.

Although arrested by Merseyside police on charges of drug trafficking in March 2003, he died before he could be brought to trial. A month following his death, police were granted the £25,000 seized from his home following his arrest, however, this was contested by family members who requested to have the money returned. Under the terms of the Proceeds of Crime Act, police were eventually granted a Forfeiture Order by the Liverpool Magistrates Court, following an investigation by the Money Laundering Investigation Team, the family withdrew their claim.

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* [http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/content_objectid=13615737_method=full_siteid=50061_headline=-Police-to-seize-drug-baron-s-money-name_page.html#story_continue Daily Post: Police to seize drug baron's money] by Alan Weston