Milkman jailed over £6m money laundering scam

A businessman and a milkman have been jailed for a total of eight-and-a-half years for shifting more than £6m of dirty cash through a drinks company. Shazad Malik, 43, used his company Sky Drinks Ltd, based in Ilford, Essex, as a front for the massive money laundering scheme. Malik claimed he was selling VAT-free alcohol to a French company called Silk Road as he transferred £5,978,240 of dodgy cash through his business’ accounts with Lloyds, NatWest, and HSBC. The scam…