Corrupt drugs detective ordered to pay back more than £250,000

A CORRUPT West Yorkshire Police detective who stole more than £1m of seized drugs to sell on the streets with his brother has been ordered to hand over £257,000 of his ill-gotten gains.
The cash stashed by Detective Constable Nicholas McFadden. Picture: Ross Parry AgencyThe cash stashed by Detective Constable Nicholas McFadden. Picture: Ross Parry Agency
The cash stashed by Detective Constable Nicholas McFadden. Picture: Ross Parry Agency

Disgraced detective constable Nicholas McFadden, 39, is serving a 23-year sentence after helping himself to heroin, cocaine and cannabis while working at secret evidence stores.

He and his brother, Simon McFadden, 42, who was jailed for 16 years, made more than £600,000 by selling the drugs back to underworld contacts.

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Nicholas McFadden, from Castleford, was found guilty of stealing class A and B drugs, including heroin and cocaine, after a five-week trial last April. Both brothers were found guilty of conspiring to supply them.

Simon McFadden’s wife, Karen, also 42, was handed a suspended jail sentence after admitting money laundering. A confiscation hearing under the Proceeds of Crime Act was held at Leeds Crown yesterday in respect of all three defendants.

The court heard Nicholas McFadden’s total benefit from his offending was £1,102,204. The court heard he now has assets available worth £257,052. He must pay that sum within six months or face a further three years in prison.

Simon McFadden, of Harehills, Leeds, was said to have benefitted by £694,976 but has £41,000 of assets available. That sum must also be paid within six months or he will face a sentence of up to 18 months. His wife must pay £28,237 withing the same time period or face a 12 month sentence. The McFaddens lavished much of the cash from the corrupt enterprise on exotic holidays, designer clothes, jewellery, artwork, home improvements and private number plates.