When Julian Warrick was arrested in March 2021, he was sitting in his Mercedes and had £4,000 in his pocket.
More cash and a quantity of cocaine were found at a property in Erith, in the London Borough of Bexley, which was connected to him along with a money counting machine.
During their intercept, police saw Warrick parked next to another vehicle occupied by a second man in Maplehurst Close in Dartford.
Three mobile phones were recovered from inside his car, along with an encrypted handset.
Investigators also found a hidden compartment behind the back seats inside his car that was operated by an electronic switch.
Julian Warrick (Image: Kent Police)
The compartment was empty, however a similar hide was found in the other vehicle that contained seven bags of cocaine.
The bags weighed around 7oz and had an estimated street value of between £7,000 and £14,000.
Police said between March and June, 2020, Warrick was a member of an organised crime group that conspired to supply considerable amounts of cocaine using an encrypted phone messaging service known as EncroChat.
An investigation was launched after the messages between Warrick and others were obtained by international law enforcement agencies and supplied to detectives at Kent Police.
The 56-year-old, who was living in Regent Square in Belvedere at the time, was jailed for 10 years and 10 months on June 15, 2023, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and possession of criminal property (cash).
Police arrested Warrick in 2021. (Image: NQ)
Afterwards police financial investigators reviewed Warrick’s finances and assets and established he had made money from being involved in supplying class A drugs.
Although now in prison, it was identified that there were available funds from crime which could be seized from him.
A confiscation order of £72,539 was granted at Maidstone Crown Court on Thursday, May 21, 2026, and Warrick must pay within three months or face an additional 15 months added to his sentence and still have to pay.
Police were handed information from international law enforcement agencies. (Image: Essex Police)
Detective Inspector David Godfrey said: “Our financial investigators will leave no stone unturned when it comes to looking at how much money criminals like Warrick have made through their illegal activities.
“Drugs create misery for vulnerable people, so it is only right that convicted drug dealers should not be left with a life of luxury funded through the sale of cocaine.
“Using powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act, the courts can remove any remaining assets or funds still owned by a criminal.
“When Warrick was arrested, police found he had a money counting machine, but his reality now is that thanks to our skilled investigators, he is having to face the real cost of breaking the law.”
