A BEITH man caught exchanging more than £122k of dirty cash while under police surveillance has been jailed for 16 months.

James Jackson, 66, was spotted doing the handover in Dundee on October 13, 2022.

Jackson and co-accused Terry Williamson, 40, were watched by officers between September and December 2022.

Jackson drove to Dundee in a Volkswagen car and was later joined by Williamson in a BMW vehicle.

Prosecutor Ross Canning told Glasgow Sheriff Court: "Williamson got out of the motor vehicle with a weighted JD Sports bag.

"He went into the passenger side of Jackson's car in possession of the bag.

"Williamson went back into his car within a period of two minutes then drove off."

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Officers followed Jackson back to Glasgow where he was noted to interact with his daughter and former co-accused Stephanie Jamieson.

Mr Canning said: "Officers witnessed Jamieson exit the house in possession of a brown box which was covered.

"Officers had reason to pull over Jamieson for a search of the vehicle.

"During the search, it was accepted that Jamieson did not know what was in the box and that inside of it was the JD Sports bag."

Within the bag were seven fire sealed bags which were seized by officers.

The bags ranged in different quantities of cash between £8,000 and £39,940.

A forensic examination uncovered Williamson's fingerprints on two packages.

Jackson and Williamson pleaded guilty to acquiring and possessing £122,800 of criminal property.

Campbell Porter, defending Williamson, of Dundee, told the court that his client was paid £200 to deliver the cash and "did not make any further inquiries" into the deal.

Bob Mitchell, defending Jackson, stated that his client worked in the car delivery trade at the time which involved cash.

The lawyer said: "On this occasion he was asked to collect money and not a vehicle.

"The person who asked him to do this had previously asked him to deliver vehicles but on this occasion he went and collected money.

"He accepts that he had been suspicious."

Sheriff Tony Kelly put Williamson under supervision for 18 months at today's sentencing.

He was also tagged for 11 months keeping him indoors between 7pm and 7am.