Gerard McTaggart, 47, took carrier bags containing thousands of pounds to several locations linked to organised crime as part of a money laundering scheme
Operation Escalade, a long-running intelligence operation into the country's highest-ranking organised crime groups.
McTaggart, of Glasgow, was seen carrying weighted carrier bags during 21 visits to premises connected to the group. He subsequently admitted being involved in serious organised crime after he was arrested in October 2019 while in possession of a bag containing £14,575 in notes.in June and was sentenced to four years and eight months behind bars at the High Court in Lanark on Monday.
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