Five gang members have been jailed for their multi-million pound dirty cash operation.

They were accused of collecting, storing and moving criminal cash - most of which related to payments for cocaine, heroin and cannabis - between January 2020 and June 2020. However none of the men were involved in the supply or storage of drugs.

Anthony Carroll Sr, 57, his son Anthony Carroll Jr, 37, Ryan Carberry, 46, Marc Cooper, 34, and Michael Monaghan, 37, were caught after police broke into the EncroChat phone network in 2020.

They all pleaded guilty to an organised crime charge at the High Court in Glasgow.

Carroll Sr, of Glasgow's Milton, was jailed for four-and-a-half-years and Carroll Jr, from Glasgow's Maryhill, received three years.

Carberry, of Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, got three years and three months, Cooper, of Maryhill, was sentenced to two years and nine months and Monaghan, from Glasgow's Drumchapel area, will be locked up for three years.

Judge Lord Scott told them at the sentencing: "You each took part knowingly for months in a significant organised crime operation.

"Based on the snapshots and the scale of the money involved shows that it was a multi-million pound operation."

He said Carroll Sr's role was "significant" as he was "trusted with important parts of the working" of the gang.

The judge added: "The other four, your roles might be lesser roles but serious organised crime groups would not operate as they do without people like you prepared to carry out lesser but crucial roles."

All five men were given serious crime prevention orders, lasting five years for Carroll Sr and four years for each of the other men.

The court heard Carroll Sr was in charge of counting, storing and distributing the large hauls of dirty cash from illegal activities - with almost £20m amassed in over just five months.

Prosecutor Leanne Cross said: "He also directed the other four to carry out this work on his behalf.

"He, in turn, answered to those at the top of the organised crime group, who were, by and large, based overseas."

Carroll Sr kept a record of the money controlled by by him and sent "lists" to high-ranking members of the gang via EncroChat.

Cross said Carroll Sr recorded £4m as income for the gang in January 2020, £3m the following month, another £2.6m in March, around £4m in April and £4.8m in the first half of May that year.

These were noted as payments for cocaine. The other list revealed around £1m was brought in from cannabis trafficking in the early part of 2020.

Cross said: "It is clear Carroll Sr was trusted by the organised crime gang to control vast sums of their cash over a significant period of time."

Carroll Jr was often in touch with his father about "stashes" to hide the illegal funds. It was also apparent he had ferried money to other gang members.

The gang had been kept under watch during the Operation Delfin police probe.

Police went on to discover £780,000 under floorboards in the son's home in May 2020.

This was shortly after Carroll Sr ordered him to remove the money from his own home after police swooped on two other gang members.

Meanwhile Carberry was described as a "cash collector" who helped organise a total of 75 pick-ups totalling over £6m.

He was directed by Carroll Sr, but also got orders from senior gang bosses.

Carberry's partner's home was raided in June 2020 and a total of £195,000 was discovered inside rucksacks.

As for Cooper, it was his job was to look after one of the mob's "cash counting houses" which involved reporting back to Carroll Sr.

One of his last messages said he had counted £1.8m in just a matter of weeks in May and June 2020.

Monaghan had a similar role to Cooper. Police seized two cash counting machines in a bedroom cupboard at his home in June 2020.

The prosecutor said: "Overall the messages show that this operation was well-organised from the top with everyone having clear roles and responsibilities.

"Cash collectors passed to the counters before everything was 'funnelled' to Carroll Sr.

"He then passed on to the safehouse holders for onward transportation."

The five were paid between £500-£1200 per week in "wages" for their involvement.

Simon Gilbride, defending Carroll Sr, told the sentencing: "His reward was small but significant and he acknowledges that he was involved in a role which facilitated the operation.

"It is something he profoundly regrets and wishes he never got involved in it at all."

Calum Weir, defending Carroll Jr, told the court that his client's relationship with his father had ended.

The lawyer added: "He is not stepping back from culpability - he realises what he became involved in and is paying the price for that."

Ross Yuill, defending Carberry, said: "He accepts the consequences. His financial reward was low here. He accepts his role in the overall process."

Tony Lenehan KC, defending Cooper, stated that his client took on the role due to his and his partner's financial circumstances at the time.

Kevin Jarvis, defending Monaghan, acknowledged that custody was "inevitable" due to the nature of the offence.

Two other men linked to the dirty cash gang were jailed earlier this year.

Alistair MacKenzie, 60, and Daniel Kerrigan, 56, were caught after a raid at a warehouse in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire in May 2020.