Cash mule ‘called in sick from his day job so he could fly £1.4m to Dubai’

A cash mule accused of smuggling millions of pounds into Dubai in his suitcase called in to his day job sick while he was enjoying a spending spree in the Middle East, a court heard. Liam Rabone, 29, was allegedly part of a £100m smuggling ring including ‘best friend’ Tara Hanlon, 32, who earlier admitted money laundering charges along with kingpin Abdulla Alfalasi. He denies transferring criminal property along with former glamour model, Jo-Emma Larvin, 44 her partner Jonathan Johnson,…