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Aram Sheibani, 40, travelled around the world, buying expensive cars and high value art by artists including Banksy and Andy Warhol, prosecutors say.
They claim he amassed 'unexplained wealth', including property worth almost £5m. He is on trial at Manchester Crown Court accused of crimes including drug dealing, tax evasion and illicit property buying, which he denies.
Jurors were told that he evaded paying tax after failing to declare more than £3 million in income to HMRC. Manchester's courts are some of the busiest in the
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