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Stanley Murphy-Johns

Ex-DJ jailed for selling nearly £7m counterfeit aircraft parts from home garage

Zamora Yrala was found to have supplied £7 million worth of counterfeit aircraft engine parts from his home garage (SFO/PA) - (PA Archive)

A former techno DJ who sold almost £7 million worth of counterfeit aircraft engine parts from his home garage to major airlines, causing planes to be grounded, has been jailed for four years and eight months.

Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, 38, admitted forging more than 60,000 authenticity certificates for engine parts on his home computer between 2019 and 2023, which cost airlines millions after it was discovered.

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