Sarah Roberts avoids jail after laundering £53,515 for gun operation
Sarah Roberts, 52, received a suspended prison sentence after admitting laundering £53,515 for her husband and son, who prosecutors said ran firearms-conversion and drug-dealing operations from addresses near Romford, Essex. The judge cited prison overcrowding when deciding against immediate custody, while her husband Hizekiah Roberts and son John Parker are due to be sentenced in December.
Police searches in April 2024 found 14 guns in a Ford Transit van, including a submachine gun and semi-automatic handguns, alongside ammunition and weapon-conversion equipment. Officers also recovered 3.5kg of amphetamine valued at about £35,000 from one address and nearly 1kg of MDMA valued at almost £40,000 from the van; prosecutors described the activity as two commercial criminal enterprises.
- Woman avoids immediate jail after laundering £53,515.
- Police found guns, ammunition and drug-dealing equipment.
- Husband and son face sentencing in December.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Woman, 52, who laundered more than £50k for husband and son’s gun factory business at illegal traveller site avoids jail due to prison overcrowding”.