A Derby taxi driver has been sentenced to four years and two months in prison after pleading guilty to transferring £1m of criminal money.
Serwan Mahmoud, 43, was pulled over by police on the M4 near Cardiff, they found £76,000 stuffed in the boot, two iPhones and £450 elsewhere in the car.
Following a search at his home, officers found £7,000 in cash in a carrier bag hidden in a wardrobe and $1,800 in a child’s bedroom, along with various other items.
Mahmoud told police he believed his actions were legitimate and this was the first time he had been involved in crime.
However, analysis of the phones showed regular transfers of large amounts across the UK.
He admitted to being involved in the operation, claiming he was repaying a debt to a criminal gang who had helped pay for his son's medical treatment.
The court heard that Mahmoud had been approached by the gang after his son was diagnosed with a brain tumor. They offered to cover the medical costs, and in return, he agreed to transport large sums of money around the UK.
Prosecutor Clare Wilks said Mahmoud "must have been very trusted to have the volume of money he had on him when police stopped him".
Police found evidence of regular transfers of money between Mahmoud and the gang, with journeys made to London, Newcastle, Southampton, and Manchester.
The money is understood to have been sent to Iran with the group sending money at an inflated exchange rate. Ms Wilks told the court the "organised" group was charging £86 for $100 - making a profit of £4 to £5 per $100.
The analysis of the data was in excess of £1m.
Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke said that while Mahmoud was remorseful, his actions were "an essential part of the operation."
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