A man caught with £860,000 stuffed in three suitcases at Glasgow Airport has appeared at the High Court in Glasgow.
Lukas Pokorny admitted to money laundering offences after being arrested as part of an intelligence-led investigation into the export of cash from the United Kingdom to Dubai between Police Scotland and National Crime Agency (NCA).
The 42-year-old from the Czech Republic was stopped and arrested by Border Force officers as he was about to board a flight bound for Dubai on November 8, 2020.
Officers searched three suitcases in his possession and found the cash totalling over £860,000 inside. Pokorny was unable to provide the keys to unlock the luggage or say who they belonged to or what they contained.
He pled guilty to three charges under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 at the High Court in Glasgow.
Detective Inspector Tom Gillan of the Organised Crime Partnership (Scotland) said: “Targeting the movement of criminal cash and profits from organised crime groups in Scotland remains a priority."
NCA regional head of investigations for Scotland Gerry McLean added: “This was a significant seizure of criminal cash, the proceeds of organised crime. Taking it out in has prevented that money being invested into further criminal activity, violence and exploitation on the streets of Scotland."
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