Osman Iqbal and the Ferrari that he drove to work in (Picture: NTI)
A man who made a modest living as a police officer aroused suspicion when he turned up to work in a £170,000 Ferrari.
Rightly so, it turned out, because he was the leader of an organised crime gang peddling drugs, helping to run a brothel and laundering money.
Osman Iqbal was jailed for seven years and is now facing three new charges of misconduct in a public office.
He was back in court today where he faced three new charges of misconduct in a public office.
Iqbal, of Ward End, Birmingham, pleaded guilty and admitted making unauthorised attempts to access police intelligence systems while serving with West Midlands police.
He was remanded in custody to be sentenced later at Warwick Crown Court in Leamington Spa and has been by West Midland Police after disciplinary proceedings.
Iqbal arriving at an earlier hearing (Picture: NTI)
A court last September heard how Iqbal was caught when the Serious and Organised Crime Unit linked him with convicted armed robber Talib Hussain, 33.
He had access to a fleet of flashy vehicles and both men and the cars were connected to to two fake businesses – City Chauffeurs Ltd and Capital Event Management.
The bank accounts of the companies were being used by the pair to launder hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Police discovered the money was coming from chip and PIN machines in Covent Garden and Marylebone in London.
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