A Life of Luxury: Episode 389

It was Liverpool crown court that saw 58 year old Philip Baron plead guilty to importing cocaine and cannabis and money laundering. Police said the smuggling operation he led was among the 10 biggest ever uncovered in the UK with 89 arrests and 30 people sentenced for various offences.



Today we look at how the gang were successful - and how they were caught. 



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Sources

https://www.mortgagesolutions.co.uk/news/2011/12/02/accountant-jailed-laundering-drugs-money/



https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/barons-life-of-luxury-the-english-gent-who-ran-drug-empire-from-here/29158703.html



https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/14254875.bolton-millionaire-drug-dealer-fails-to-overturn-conviction-with-entrapment-claim/



https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2016-05-19/drugs-lord-who-made-millions-ordered-to-pay-back-112-000



https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-21897186



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2344612/Drug-gang-kingpin-Philip-Baron-nicknamed-Butlin-comparing-Spanish-prison-holiday-camp.html



https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-21924454



https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-21897186



https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-22989211



https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/philip-baron-kingpin-behind-britains-1972828



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1349109/Millionaire-drug-baron-Paul-Yearsley-arrested-magazine-mansion-photoshoot.html



https://www.macclesfield-live.co.uk/news/local-news/jailed-money-laundering-accountant-wilmslow-2529279