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UK Convicts Couriers Who Flew £100 Million of Cash to Dubai

  • Network of runners flew suitcases stuffed with drug money
  • Couriers had a Whatsapp group called ‘Sunshine & Lollipops’
Dubai city skyline.Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg
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A network of couriers who smuggled more than £100 million ($124 million) of criminal cash in suitcases from the UK to Dubai was found guilty following a trial of one of the largest money laundering scams ever recorded.

In total 11 couriers have been convicted alongside the ringleader, the National Crime Agency said Wednesday. In less than a year, the couriers flew more than 80 flights, carrying cases full of drug money. The group communicated on a Whatsapp group called Sunshine and Lollipops.