‘Useful Idiot’ Jailed Over London-Dubai Cash Smuggling

Money laundering mastermind handed more than 9 years in prison
Couriers carrying cash flew 83 trips to Dubai in two years

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By Jonathan Browning and Olivia Fletcher

July 28, 2022 at 12:01 PM UTC

Updated on

July 29, 2022 at 7:47 AM UTC

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The ringleader of one of the UK’s largest money laundering operations was jailed for nine years and seven months after investigators caught couriers smuggling suitcases packed with bags of cash flying to Dubai.