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Alfalasi, ringleader of GBP104 million money laundering network, jailed by UK court

( July 28, 2022, 13:24 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The ringleader of a money laundering gang that smuggled 104 million pounds from the UK to Dubai has been handed a nine-year jail sentence by a UK court. Abdullah Mohammed Ali Bin Beyat Alfalasi, director of Omnivest Gold Trading, arranged travel for a network of couriers, who between them smuggled the cash in suitcases on commercial flights between November 2019 and October 2020. The investigation was carried out by the National Crime Agency, Border Force and UAE law enforcement including Dubai Police. John Werhun of the Crown Prosecution Service said it was one the largest money laundering cases the CPS has prosecuted to date.Statement below. Thursday 28 Jul 2022...

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