Scots dog breeder who lived secret life as millionaire drug dealer caged

A dog breeder who lived a secret double life as a drug dealer became a millionaire from a money spinning 19-month long crime career, a court has heard. Scott Bennett, 43, was snared after police became aware of animal welfare concerns at his company Platinum Pet Care and K9 Fertility in Strathaven , Lanarkshire .

On Thursday, Bennett returned to the dock at the High Court in Edinburgh and saw his legal team settle a proceeds of crime action which had been brought against him by prosecutors. Crown lawyer Desmond Cheyne told judge Lord Lake that he and defence advocate Lynsey Morgan had agreed that Bennett had made a total of £1,476,657.45 from crime.

The foreign law enforcement operation managed to access messages and information about criminals which was shared with the UK’S National Crime Agency which launched Operation Venetic. The court heard how one user on the app was called ‘Original Syrup’ and Scottish police managed to establish that this user was Scott Bennett.

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