A plasterer who delivered “wages” to Glasgow gangland figures and their households has been jailed for greater than 4 years.
Gerard McTaggart, 47, took provider luggage containing hundreds of kilos to a number of areas linked to organised crime as a part of a cash laundering scheme.
The High Court in Lanark heard that between May and October 2019, McTaggart was noticed by surveillance officers assembly associates from a distinguished Glasgow crime group.
The organisation was being focused as a part of Police Scotland’s Operation Escalade, a long-running intelligence operation into the nation’s highest-ranking organised crime teams.
McTaggart, of Glasgow, was seen carrying weighted provider luggage throughout 21 visits to premises linked to the group.
He subsequently admitted being concerned in severe organised crime after he was arrested in October 2019 whereas in possession of a bag containing £14,575 in notes.
McTaggart pleaded responsible on the High Court in Edinburgh in June and was sentenced to 4 years and eight months behind bars on the High Court in Lanark on Monday.
Deputy Crown Agent Kenny Donnelly stated: “Gerard McTaggart performed a specific function which was to deliver wages to family members of serious organised crime group nominals as part of a money laundering operation.
“He was a high-profile determine inside this crime group.
“Money laundering plays an integral role in a complex, large-scale operation which facilitates the criminal activity of others.
“This profitable prosecution sends out a robust message about our dedication to disrupt severe organised crime.”
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Detective Chief Superintendent Vicky Watson, Police Scotland’s head of organised crime, stated: “As part of one of Scotland’s most prolific crime groups, McTaggart thought he was untouchable and above the law.
“However, our officers working with companions, introduced him to justice as a part of Operation Escalade, which since 2014 has now seen almost 50 folks being convicted and jailed.”
Source: information.sky.com”