It is one of the biggest money laundering cases ever in Britain
Among Alfalasi’s couriers were Nicola Esson, 55, from Leeds, who was arrested during raids last May.
She returned a few days after each trip with the same baggage items, which weighed significantly less each time.Tara Hanlon, 31, of Pelham Court, Leeds, was jailed for nearly three years last July after she was caught taking around £2m from the UK to Dubai. Recruitment executive Hanlon was trying to board a flight to Dubai with wads of sterling banknotes stuffed in vacuum-packed suitcases covered in coffee powder, to prevent it from being detected by Border Force sniffer dogs.
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