‘I thought taking suitcases full of cash to Dubai was legitimate’

An accused money smuggler who helped transport millions pounds in suitcases full of cash to Dubai said he thought it all ‘seemed legitimate’, a court heard. Jonathan Johnson, 55, and partner, ex-glamour model Jo-Emma Larvin, 44, are charged with transporting criminal property, but claim they believed the money was ‘proceeds of the gold trade.’ Johnson was arrested on 21 March 2022 and gave a police interview the following day. He said his girlfriend had been put in touch with an…