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A man with money problems who took up a casual job as a courier ended up transporting millions of dollars for a drug syndicate.Simon Andrew Cross, 41, of Strathpine, pleaded guilty in Brisbane District Court on Monday to one count of recklessly engaging in money laundering.Police found more than $4.3 million in cash in Cross’ vehicle after he was pulled over by police on July 7, 2020, in the southern Brisbane suburb of Eight Mile Plains.
7 million in a suitcase on the front seat.The crown prosecutor said Cross had been working for a significant drug trafficking syndicate that was laundering its profits across Queensland as well as NSW, Victoria and the Northern Territory.Judge Tony Moynihan said Cross knew whatever he was transporting was unlawful and did it anyway, making about $8500 from 10 deliveries.
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