They strolled through Manchester Airport wearing luxury watches worth tens of thousands - but they didn't get far
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThese were the luxury watches worn by a father and son as the pair were caught at Manchester Airport. Asim Tufail and Junnaid Tufail were waiting in the departure lounge in Terminal one to board a flight to Dubai when officers struck.
The pair, both gun runners and drug dealers, were ‘in it together’, prosecutors said. Asim was wearing a diamond encrusted Rolex worth £70,000, with his son wearing a £11,000 Rolex.
The 52-year-old drove an expensive car and made 'large cash purchases', including a splashing out £10,000 on a home gym, Manchester’s Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
Asim was jailed for 23 years after a judge said he was involved in crime 'at a very high level indeed'. His son is due to be sentenced at a later date. READ MORE: Crime boss threatened to involve 'the Albanian' in underworld feud Prosecutor Tim Storrie KC said there was ‘no record’ with revenue and customers of Asim being paid for legitimate work.
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