Scots gangster 'Mr Nice' made £125,000 from international drugs smuggling market

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Cumbernauld,Police Scotland,Firearms

Tony Bennett, 34, headed up the multi-million pound importation linking his home in Cumbernauld to mobsters in Ecuador.

A gangster who called himself “Mr Nice” and played a major role in an international drugs smuggling racket made £125,000 from his life of crime.

Bennett pleaded guilty last year to serious organised crime charges between March and June 2020 at locations in Glasgow, nearby Uddingston and Cumbernauld. However, prosecutors launched a proceeds of crime action against Bennett in a bid to recover his ill gotten gains. Mr Dickson told the court: “Bennett was concerned in the purchase, sale and supply of multiple kilogrammes of Class A drugs, principally cocaine and diamorphine, working with trusted criminal courier networks. He similarly operated with cash couriers responsible for the collection and management of criminal funds

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