Dealers snared by bug in BMW.A DRUG boss was snared after buying a bugged BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. from a cocaine dealer. Brian McCulloch, 39, was involved in a multi-millionpound scam, along with Steven Caddis, 30, Stephen Jamieson, 26, and Gary Caddis, 28. They were put under surveillance during Operation Lockdown, which involved scores of officers from August 2007 to February 2009. During that time, a listening device was planted in the BMW X A small five-cylinder radial engine for sport and training aircraft. Although this engine, the BMW X, proved successful at several large-scale events in 1930, including that year's round-Europe flight, only a few were built. A successor model, the BMW Xa, was introduced in 1931. 5 while it belonged to Jamieson. But he sold the vehicle to McCulloch. Prosecutor Iain McSporran told the High Court in Glasgow: "This may not have been the happiest purchase he has ever made." Dog Much of the talk heard on the bug focused on wealth accumulated from the drug trade. In December 2007, Jamieson was heard discussing going to West Lothian to buy a pounds 115,000 Lamborghini. Another time, McCulloch talked about someone called Jake who he supplied with cocaine and who made pounds 48,000 a month. McCulloch, Steven Caddis and Jamieson - all of Paisley - were also overheard on a trip south to buy an pounds 1800 dog for Jamieson. Two cocaine factories in Clydebank and Glasgow were raided during the operation. McCulloch, Steven Caddis, Jamieson and Gary Caddis, of Cardonald, Glasgow, admitted dealing in cocaine. Jamieson also admitted money laundering The process of taking the proceeds of criminal activity and making them appear legal. Laundering allows criminals to transform illegally obtained gain into seemingly legitimate funds. . They were remanded in custody and will be sentenced later. |
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