[caption id="attachment_1498" align="alignright" width="830"] Images of cash found on Rahman's phone[/caption] After being found in possession of more than £270,000 in unlawfully obtained cash, two money launderers received prison sentences. Following an investigation by police from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, Omerfaraz Rahman and Jonathan Oscroft were both found in possession of bundles of cash. Rahman, 43, from Gillingham, and Oscroft, 36, from Nottingham, pleaded guilty to money laundering offences and were sentenced to three years each at Maidstone Crown Court on Thursday 10 August. Police arrested Rahman in September 2018 after he was tailed by officers driving from Nottingham to the Wigmore area in Medway. When approached, he told the officers he had around £35,000 cash inside the vehicle but they discovered a total of £61,155 and seized a phone containing various images showing a large number of banknotes. Rahman was arrested on suspicion of money laundering, which led to officers carrying out a search of his home address where they found a cash counting machine and other evidence including bank statements and notebooks with records of cash values. The carrier bag seized from Rahman's car contained a forensic link to Oscroft, who was arrested at his home address. A search of his house resulted in the discovery of £212,674 cash and mobile phone evidence showing his links to the supply of illegal drugs. [caption id="attachment_1499" align="alignright" width="830"] Omerfaraz Rahman, left, and Jonathan Oscroft were jailed for three years[/caption] Detective Inspector Ian Sanderson of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate said: 'Most people do not keep vast quantities of cash hidden in their home or car unless they have something to hide. In the case of Omerfaraz Rahman and Jonathan Oscroft, they were trying to hide the fact that they are criminals. 'Neither man had the legitimate means to have as much money as they did, and together with the other evidence obtained throughout the course of this investigation it was clear the cash had been obtained through illegal means. 'I hope this case sends a strong message to others that we have our eyes and ears everywhere, and that if you are making money through illegal means then your offending will catch up with you in the end.'