Five gang members jailed over multi-million-pound dirty cash ring

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 20:21 · Archive

Five men were jailed for collecting and moving almost £20 million in criminal cash over five months in 2020.

Five gang members have been jailed for a multi-million-pound operation collecting, storing and moving criminal cash. The men amassed almost £20 million over five months from January to June 2020, mostly from payments for cocaine, heroin and cannabis. None of them were involved in supplying or storing drugs.

Anthony Carroll senior, 57, his son Anthony Carroll junior, 37, Ryan Carberry, 46, Marc Cooper, 34, and Michael Monaghan, 37, all pleaded guilty to an organised crime charge at the High Court in Glasgow. Carroll senior was sentenced to four-and-a-half years, Carroll junior to three years, Carberry to three years and three months, Cooper to two years and nine months, and Monaghan to three years. They were caught after detectives broke into the EncroChat encrypted phone network in 2020.

Judge Lord Scott told the men that Carroll senior's role was 'significant' as he was 'trusted with important parts of the working' of the operation. He said the other four held 'lesser but crucial roles' without which serious organised crime groups could not function. All five were given serious crime prevention orders lasting between four and five years.

How it is being reported

• Five gang members jailed over multi-million pound drug money ringThe men amassed almost £20m over five months, mostly relating to payments for cocaine, heroin and cannabis.BBC Glasgow And West · 30 Oct, 14:01
• Gang members whose multi-million-pound dirty cash ring was smashed by police jailedFive crime gang members whose multi-million-pound dirty cash ring was smashed by police were jailed today for a total of 16-and-a-half years.The Herald · 30 Oct, 13:05

In this story: Anthony Carroll senior · Anthony Carroll junior · Ryan Carberry · Marc Cooper · Michael Monaghan · High Court in Glasgow · EncroChat · Glasgow

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