A 'money laundering' couple were caught receiving a bag filled with £150,000 in cash on a street corner in Tameside. Police spotted Hua Chen passing the carrier bag full of money to Jie Chen and Mei Huang in Ashton-under-Lyne.
When officers followed Hua Chen home, they found a further £220,000 on his bedroom floor. At Manchester Crown Court today (Friday), a judge heard the trio were part of a 'sophisticated' money laundering scheme.
Recorder Ciaran Rankin jailed Hua Chen, 40, and Jie Chen, 39, for three years and two years respectively. However, Mei Huang, 34, was spared jail due to what the judge described as her 'exceptional circumstances'.
