The National Crime Agency (NCA) and Police Scotland have convicted Lukas Pokorny, a 42-year-old Czech man, for money laundering. The authorities arrested Pokorny at Glasgow Airport in November 2020 during an investigation about the export of cash from the United Kingdom to Dubai.
During their search of three suitcases in Pokorny’s possession, the authorities found cash amounting to over £860,000. The convict failed to provide keys to unlock the suitcases. He also failed to name the owner and the items in the luggage.
Pokorny claimed that the money was to be used to teach people to jet-ski in the UAE. Pokorny has pled guilty to three charges under the UK’s Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Source: National Crime Agency, UK