 A longtime figure in Liverpool's underworld, Comerford dominated criminal activity in the Merseyside-area spending over 34 years in prison during the course of his criminal career.Although arrested by Merseyside Police on charges of drug trafficking in March 2003, he died of liver cancer before he could be brought to trial.A month following his death, police were granted the £25,000 seized from his home following his arrest, however, this was contested by family members who requested to have the money returned.