Manchester police officer ‘in tears’ as ‘secret fling’ with ‘gangster boyfriend’ uncovered

A former Greater Manchester Police officer’s liaison with a drug dealer has been exposed after she was convicted of corruption charges.

PC Tubah Hamid, who served in the Tameside division, developed a romantic connection with a member of an organised criminal network in Rochdale. The 25-year-old exploited GMP’s computer databases to pass on sensitive intelligence to him and attempted to assist him in evading police observation during his illegal activities.

On one instance, Hamid was seen entering a vehicle with the man, who distributed class A narcotics, despite having reported herself unwell for work. The motor was linked to a cocaine trafficking operation later that same day, the police watchdog revealed.

She was also present at his property when officers executed a search warrant and detained her boyfriend on suspicion of attempted murder and involvement in organised criminal activity, a court was told. She failed to reveal at the time that she was an active police constable, reports the Manchester Evening News.

A judge said: “I am satisfied that you misled the police about your relation with and knowledge of the man they had just arrested. You were trying to notify others about what had happened. There was a degree of desperation in these messages. You were attempting to contact a number of those criminals associated with your partner. You accessed his police files when next on duty.”

The IOPC ordered an investigation, spearheaded by GMP’s Anti-Corruption Unit, following concerns raised in January 2022. Evidence gathered throughout the inquiry revealed that between December 2021 and June 2022, Hamid disclosed confidential intelligence information without any lawful authority to do so.

Hamid was spotted climbing into the man’s car on June 16, 2022, shortly before it became involved in a drugs transaction. Earlier, on April 25, 2022, the investigation uncovered text exchanges between the man and the ex-officer which revealed his worries about being under police surveillance.

Hamid assisted him by supplying details on how to evade detection by altering his travel patterns. Examination of police computer networks also discovered that she conducted searches between October 2021 and March 2022 on four separate individuals.

At least two of those she searched for were subsequently contacted by her shortly afterwards, with no clear legitimate policing reason for her to have made such contact, the IOPC stated. Her then-boyfriend was characterised in court as a ‘well-established’ drugs dealer.

The ex-PC made her initial court appearance at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court in June 2025. She was hit with three charges of misconduct in public office, causing the transmission of an image, or sound from within a prison via electronic communications and four counts of computer misuse, relating to unlawfully accessing information on computer systems without a policing purpose and providing information to an organised crime group.

Hamid, who had no prior criminal record, remained silent during questioning and opted not to testify during her trial. She was convicted on July 9 at Liverpool Crown Court. On Wednesday (September 16), Hamid dabbed her eyes with a tissue from the dock as she received a three-year prison sentence.

Another woman in the public gallery also broke down in tears. Her conduct was branded as ‘audacious, corrupt and criminal’. During sentencing, Judge Gary Woodhall revealed how Hamid ‘sought to blame the quality of her training’ for her offences. “That is simply not accepted”, he said.

“Whatever the quality of training, you must have known the criminality you were assisting and you were a police officer. You need to be honest with yourself before you can properly begin to rehabilitate yourself.

“I accept you were subject to personal stress emanating from your family’s religious beliefs and expectations of you. These were deliberate, conscious acts, no doubt borne out of a desire to prioritise him over your professional duties.”

The judge continued: “The public are entitled to see punishment on those who betray the trust placed in them. There is mitigation in the form of your age at the time of the offending and limited maturity, your good character, although that has limited relevance.

“Of course, you were only able to commit the offence you did because you were of good character. This was a gross breach of trust, even if it was, in part, borne out of immaturity and a desire to grow the relationship.

“You betrayed the trust placed in you as a police officer in favour of him, rather than protecting the public. This is an offence that must be marked by a custodial sentence.”

IOPC Director of Engagement Amanda Rowe said: “Disclosing confidential information without reasonable excuse or justification can significantly damage the trust and confidence that members of the public place in the police.

“Hamid’s behaviour was audacious, corrupt and criminal. Her actions – in using her position of power to assist criminal activity rather than clamp down on it – were a complete betrayal of the public’s trust and have no place in policing.

“Her lack of judgement and professionalism was a serious breach of the trust placed in the police by the public. The investigation ensured she was held accountable for her actions and she now has a criminal record as a result. “.

“The evidence we have seen points towards this being an isolated case of police corruption on this scale but the outcome sends a clear message to any officer who conducts themselves in such a way – they face serious consequences and will be held to account.”

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