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Essex News & Investigations
By JON AUSTIN
Apr 26, 2023
Dubai £100m money laundering case ends with four more convictions - one alleged courier not guilty
ELEVEN couriers, including an ex-partner of boxer Joe Calzaghe, who flew cash to Dubai by business class for an international £100m money...
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By JON AUSTIN
Dec 9, 2022
ENCROCHAT: Alleged British head of organised crime group based in Dubai appears in court
THE alleged head of an international crime network appeared in court today (December 9). James Harding, 31, is charged with conspiracy to...
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By JON AUSTIN
Nov 28, 2022
Brit based in Dubai held on suspicion of running cartel responsible for third of cocaine in Europe
A DRUG "super cartel" that allegedly controlled about a third of Europe's cocaine supply has been disrupted following a series of raids...
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By JON AUSTIN
Nov 4, 2022
Former fugitive Michael Moogan smiles in court before admitting £1.7m cocaine conspiracy
A MAN who was one of the country's most wanted men for eight years today smiled and grinned in court before admitting his part in a...
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By JON AUSTIN
Sep 28, 2022
Twelve more charged in major Dubai suitcase money laundering through UK airports probe
TWELVE more people have been charged as part of a major investigation into the smuggling of millions of pounds in criminal cash out of...
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By JON AUSTIN
Jul 26, 2022
Money laundering big fish admits arranging couriers including Tara Hanlon to fly millions to Dubai
EXCLUSIVE: AN Emirati national, who was arrested at a luxury Belgravia flat, has admitted being a senior figure in a multi-million pound...
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By JON AUSTIN
Jul 5, 2022
'Most wanted' Michael Moogan appears in court this morning after being extradited from Dubai
A FUGITIVE wanted by the National Crime Agency for eight years over his alleged role in a large-scale international drug trafficking plot...
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By JON AUSTIN
May 28, 2022
Alleged EncroChat kingpin from Dubai appears in UK court charged over drugs and murder conspiracy
THE alleged head of an international crime network appeared in court today (May 28) charged with conspiracy to murder and drugs offences....
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By JON AUSTIN
May 13, 2022
'GOD WILL BE GENEROUS' Courier told to be 'tension free' as he brought £1m of heroin into Heathrow
A MAN who tried to smuggle heroin worth almost £1 million into the UK through Birmingham Airport has been jailed for nine years. National...
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By JON AUSTIN
Dec 22, 2021
WANTED: Money launderer who talked of moving £50m a month from UK to Dubai
The NCA is appealing for information on the whereabouts of a convicted money launderer who talked of moving up to £50 million out of the...
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