Minicab countereiter jailed

Three counterfeiters who had planned on flooding the country with millions of fake one pound coins were jailed at Southwark Crown Court. Kevin Fisher of Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire and Daniel Sullivan, a minicab driver of Hornchurch, were convicted following a 10 day trial. Kevin Fisher, described as the main instigator, was sentenced to 5 years for possession of counterfeit currency and 7 years for possession of items to make counterfeit currency to run concurrently.

Minicab driver Daniel Sullivan was sentenced to three years imprisonment. Their co-conspirator Mark Abbott of Edmonton pleaded guilty at an earlier trial and was sentenced to two years. The prolific fraudsters were responsible for producing what is believed to have been a record number of counterfeit coins seized in the UK. The fake coins were discovered following a covert policing operation at addresses in Enfield, Hertfordshire and Essex. A 40ft storage container found in Waltham Abbey, Essex contained in excess of one million six hundred thousand metal discs, together with £20,000 worth of fake coins. A car at the same location was found to contain £30,000 worth of fake coins. Officers believe this was the tip of the iceberg for the well organised operation. The fakes were of such high quality, they could easily be passed off as genuine coins. It is believed that some of the fake currency may well already be in circulation.

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