The ‘family men’ who laundered £25m for the booze barons

Three ‘family men’ laundered £25m criminal proceeds from alcohol which was illegally smuggled into the UK. Santokh Bharj, 54, Avtar Mann, 50, and Mandeep Dhillon, 40, were convicted of conspiracy to convert criminal property following an extensive HMRC investigation into their company accounts. The bank accounts of 14 firm were investigated, with the conclusion being that ‘none of these companies have any legitimate purpose,’ said prosecutor William Hughes. The businesses were set up solely to ‘launder the proceeds of the…