Man who smuggled suitcases full of dirty cash from UK to Dubai avoids jail
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man from Wigan who smuggled suitcases full of dirty cash on a flight to Dubai has avoided jail. Craig Bramall smuggled an estimated £1.3m inside three cases ahead of the trip in September 2020.
The 42-year-old was part of an international money laundering network that transported more than £100 million in illicit cash from the UK to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during 83 separate trips between November 2019 and October 2020.
He and other members of the 17-strong gang were paid up to £5,000 for each trip they took to the Gulf state. Bramall has since been handed a suspended prison sentence following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. READ MORE: Call the police immediately if you see this man The massive money laundering operation was overseen by ringleader Abdullah Alfalasi, a 48-year-old Emirati national, who was jailed for more than nine years in July 2022.
The couriers, who communicated on WhatsApp groups including one titled ’Sunshine and lollipops’, were booked on business class flights due to the extra luggage allowance.
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