Bart Dickson

HMRC secured the shutdown of DX Home Improvement after its owners, David Stephen and Shaun Brown, were jailed for running a £12 million cocaine operation. The pair had used the company as a criminal front while posing as legitimate businessmen, even securing a sponsorship deal with Motherwell FC before their arrest. Court filings led to the firm’s liquidation, and evidence from encrypted communications revealed large‑scale drug transactions conducted between Scotland and Dubai. Officials declined further comment as the company was formally wound up.