Two Merseyside drugs bosses jailed

Two Merseyside drugs bosses are behind bars after a National Crime Agency investigation.

Terence Culshaw (right), 44, of Altmoor Road, Liverpool, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to 15 years and two months.

In December last year, Connolly was jailed for 12 years after admitting conspiring to supply at least 5kg of cocaine, at least 1kg of heroin, 1kg of ketamine and 3kg of cannabis. He also pleaded guilty to laundering at least £100,000 in cash.

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Dublin police officer extradited to Northern Ireland to serve sentence after money laundering investigation by NCA

A former Dublin airport police officer who laundered millions of pounds for organised crime groups by smuggling cash out of the country on flights has been extradited to Northern Ireland to serve his prison sentence.

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Convicted: Ringleader of gang which attempted to smuggle cocaine worth £11 million in bananas

The ringleader of an organised crime group which attempted to smuggle 139 kilos of cocaine into the UK hidden in a consignment of bananas has been convicted.

Sajid Ali, 56, from Birmingham, was arrested by National Crime Agency officers at Heathrow Airport in January this year, minutes before boarding a flight to Istanbul, Turkey, where he was living at the time.

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