A corrupt Lancashire police officer who helped his gangster brother by hiding guns and scaring witnesses is to be sentenced later.
Salim Razaq admitted perverting the course of justice, possessing firearms and misconduct in a public office.
The 33-year-old, from Chorley Road, Walton-le-Dale, was sacked by Lancashire Constabulary in June.
He was caught when he tried to help his younger brother Hafiz – described as a drugs gang enforcer – escape prosecution for his role in a turf war in Preston.
Phone calls to Salim Razaq made by his brother in prison were bugged by police.
The pair were recorded discussing money laundering and plans to intimidate a witness.
In raids on Salim Razaq’s home police found three machine guns hidden under the stairs along with ammunition and more than £70,000.
His 25-year-old brother and his mother Gulshan Razaq, 58, of Chester Road, Preston, along with three others have also admitted charges in relation to the case.
Salim Razaq joined Lancashire Constabulary in 2001, working his way up to the rank of sergeant.
Speaking after the former officer’s guilty plea, Assistant Chief Constable Andy Cooke of Lancashire Police, said: “Salim Razaq was nothing short of a criminal in a police uniform and I am appalled by the fact that a police officer was involved at the level he was in this criminality.”
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