Key facts
- A crime family allegedly used a corrupt Emirates check-in worker to smuggle cash.
- Nearly £30 million was smuggled out of Britain into Dubai.
- The cash was transported in at least five suitcases at a time.
- Smuggling occurred on Dubai-bound flights from Manchester, Birmingham, and Brussels.
- The period of alleged smuggling was between December 2017 and November 2019.
A crime family allegedly utilized a corrupt Emirates check-in worker to facilitate the smuggling of nearly £30 million in cash from Britain to Dubai. The court was informed that hundreds of thousands of pounds were transported in at least five suitcases at a time on flights bound for Dubai. These alleged smuggling operations took place between December 2017 and November 2019, departing from airports in Manchester, Birmingham, and Brussels.