Overview
- Asim Tufail was hit with a £2,615,023.80 confiscation order at Cambridge Crown Court on November 6, with a default term of nine additional years if unpaid.
- Judge Jonathan Seely said Tufail's testimony "lacked a shred of plausibility" and concluded he has "plainly hidden very substantial assets."
- Asim Tufail is already serving 23 years for class A drug conspiracies, prohibited weapons offences, blackmail and money laundering, while his son Junnaid is serving 11 years.
- The father and son were arrested in Manchester Airport’s Terminal One as they prepared to fly to Dubai, wearing Rolex watches valued at about £70,000 and £11,000.
- Investigators tied the operation to messages from the EncroChat encrypted network, which underpinned the evidence leading to their convictions and the recovery action.