A multi-million pound fraudster at the head of an international drugs conspiracy with links to Colombia has been jailed for 37 years. Iranian refugee Aram Sheibani, 40, of Bowdon, Trafford, funded a lavish jet-setting lifestyle through fraud, money laundering and drugs offences. In December 2013 he visited Colombia where he mixed business with pleasure as he soaked up the lifestyle of an international drugs supplier, the court heard. 'I am satisfied that the evidence indicates you are close to the source of production in Colombia and the international drugs trade which includes the supply of drugs in Europe, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom. 'May today's sentencing serve as a warning to anyone thinking they can get away with such fraudulent and criminal activity.

Source: Daily Mail June 10, 2021 17:14 UTC