CCTV footage has emerged of a violent raid on a Liverpool home when £1m worth of cocaine was stolen.
A father and son were left covered in blood after they were slashed and beaten during the violent raid on the morning of May 23 2020. The rival crime group stole around £1m worth of cocaine which led to a major fall-out in the underworld.
Manchester Crown Court heard how Liverpool career criminal Richard Caswell planned the raid with Jason and Craig Cox, who ran a Salford based crime gang. Ben Monks-Gorton, who posed as a delivery driver on the day of the raid, was a junior member of the gang.
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Caswell, well known in the underworld, was jailed for life in 2005 for his part in a wave of car bombings across the city. He was released from prison on licence in 2019.
The prosecution played CCTV of the dramatic raid in court yesterday. The gang managed to steal around £1m of cocaine in just a few minutes.
Bodycam footage was also played which showed the aftermath of the raid on Croxdale Road West which left one man with an exposed wound to his arm. His son was also badly injured and the house was covered in blood.
Alex Langhorn, prosecuting, revealed how Caswell and the Cox brothers planned the raid down to the last detail. The criminals organised several dummy runs to the address on Croxdale Road West prior to the actual raid on the morning of May 23.
Police learned about the raid as a result of the penetration of the EncroChat phone network, which was used by the gang. Caswell described a member of the Liverpool gang they went on to rob as a 'horrible c***.'
In a message to Jason Cox, Caswell said: "If we get his driver do you think he will be the man with access to gaff with it all in?" He added: "I would even be up for killing him if needs be."
Jason Cox and Caswell also discussed using tacking devices in the build up to the raid. Jason Cox said to Caswell: "Do you think this firm are wary of trackers?"
"Yes," Caswell replied. "They have been at it for years. If they suspected us, they would want to put us on lie detector. We need to be spot on with this."
Monks-Gorton, 30, who had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit to robbery, was jailed for six years and nine months. Judge Patrick Field QC told Monks-Gorton that although he was not involved in planning the raid he 'facilitated entry to the house' by posing as a delivery driver.
Anthony Nevin, 35, who worked as a courier for the Cox gang, had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiracy to supply cannabis and conspiracy to possess criminal property. Nevin, who was not involved in the raid at the stash house, was jailed for nine years and nine months.
Caswell will be sentenced with Jason Cox, Craig Cox, Lee Cox next month. The four men have pleaded guilty to drug offences and possessing criminal property.
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