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| Three South Wales Police officers 'stole' £30,000 in raid | Three South Wales Police officers 'stole' £30,000 in raid |
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| Three police officers stole £30,000 following a raid, a court has heard. | Three police officers stole £30,000 following a raid, a court has heard. |
| Former Det Sgt Stephen Phillips, 47, of Swansea, Det Con Christopher Evans, 38, of Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, and Michael Stokes, 35, from Glynneath, Neath Port Talbot, deny theft. | |
| Cardiff Crown Court heard they took some of the cash from two safes found in a Swansea house they raided in 2011. | Cardiff Crown Court heard they took some of the cash from two safes found in a Swansea house they raided in 2011. |
| It is claimed the rest was taken by Mr Phillips and Mr Stokes during a formal count at a South Wales Police station. | It is claimed the rest was taken by Mr Phillips and Mr Stokes during a formal count at a South Wales Police station. |
| Mr Phillips is accused of four counts of theft while Mr Evans and Mr Stokes both face two charges. | Mr Phillips is accused of four counts of theft while Mr Evans and Mr Stokes both face two charges. |
| Prosecutor Peter Griffiths QC described the defendants as "bad apples" of South Wales Police. | Prosecutor Peter Griffiths QC described the defendants as "bad apples" of South Wales Police. |
| 'Acted in concert' | 'Acted in concert' |
| "This case is an illustration of that," he said. "It's a case of police corruption." | "This case is an illustration of that," he said. "It's a case of police corruption." |
| The court heard Mr Phillips, Mr Evans and Mr Stokes executed a search warrant on a property in Penderry Road, Swansea, four years ago. | The court heard Mr Phillips, Mr Evans and Mr Stokes executed a search warrant on a property in Penderry Road, Swansea, four years ago. |
| "Between April 1 and July 21 in 2011 these three defendants stole more than £30,000 in cash from monies which had been contained during the execution of a warrant," added Mr Griffiths. | "Between April 1 and July 21 in 2011 these three defendants stole more than £30,000 in cash from monies which had been contained during the execution of a warrant," added Mr Griffiths. |
| Jurors were told the first tranche of cash was taken by all three defendants, who acted "in concert" with one another during the raid. | Jurors were told the first tranche of cash was taken by all three defendants, who acted "in concert" with one another during the raid. |
| Mr Griffiths told the court the trio all worked for the force's organised crime unit and were close friends. | Mr Griffiths told the court the trio all worked for the force's organised crime unit and were close friends. |
| He said they had managed to open one of two safes during a raid and helped themselves to about £12,000 in cash belonging to a man called Joedyn Luben. | He said they had managed to open one of two safes during a raid and helped themselves to about £12,000 in cash belonging to a man called Joedyn Luben. |
| The second safe was later opened at a locksmiths in Swansea and the prosecution claim the £1,000 inside, owned by Natalie Luben, was taken by Mr Evans and Mr Stokes. | The second safe was later opened at a locksmiths in Swansea and the prosecution claim the £1,000 inside, owned by Natalie Luben, was taken by Mr Evans and Mr Stokes. |
| "The remainder of the cash was stolen from both safes by Phillips and Stokes on July 21 during the formal count," Mr Griffiths added. | "The remainder of the cash was stolen from both safes by Phillips and Stokes on July 21 during the formal count," Mr Griffiths added. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |