Just your standard money laundering, organised crime place then. Some proper Pablo Escobar stuff going on with the money rotting away.
HerrFerret on
All the evidence really interesting (If you are a bit of nerd). Evidence of workers coming over on small boats, wearing Just Eat tops, getting paid in food for quite a long time.
Looks like the premises licence has been revoked. The system works…… Eventually. Has lots of interesting interviews in the supporting documents.
Saint_Sin on
I gave a £5 tip to a delivery person and the look on their face was perplexing. Asking if it was for them while i held it out to them with wide eyes. They looked like a child being given their first note.
Reading this headline brings that persons face into my mind and its concerning.
helpnxt on
Find it hard to believe there aren’t a good number more takeaways in this country doing the exact same thing. And probably a bunch of sweet shops and hair dressers.
>“In mitigation, his solicitors say Mr Collaku was born in Albania. He came to the UK in 2000, went to Lancaster University and got a degree in economics. Today, he lives with his wife and children…”
Not clear which bit of that is migitation
Zadama on
Flames was always a dodgy takeaway, and I can’t say I’m surprised to learn this.
I’m surprised it’s taken so many enforcement visits for anything to happen, however. It shouldn’t be so difficult to close a place like this down on the first offence.
mttwfltcher1981 on
Don’t buy takeaways anymore mostly for the cost but also because of all these dodgy shit like this that happens in them
AlpineJ0e on
Of course all that is bad, but their food was also really shit.
Pepper-PhD on
Best donner meat and chips in the town, beats sultans by a mile cant lie
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Just your standard money laundering, organised crime place then. Some proper Pablo Escobar stuff going on with the money rotting away.
All the evidence really interesting (If you are a bit of nerd). Evidence of workers coming over on small boats, wearing Just Eat tops, getting paid in food for quite a long time.
[https://committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk/mgAi.aspx?ID=50706](https://committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk/mgAi.aspx?ID=50706)
Looks like the premises licence has been revoked. The system works…… Eventually. Has lots of interesting interviews in the supporting documents.
I gave a £5 tip to a delivery person and the look on their face was perplexing. Asking if it was for them while i held it out to them with wide eyes. They looked like a child being given their first note.
Reading this headline brings that persons face into my mind and its concerning.
Find it hard to believe there aren’t a good number more takeaways in this country doing the exact same thing. And probably a bunch of sweet shops and hair dressers.
Previously a takeaway in Lancaster was found to be employing illegal immigrants and the owner [used the business to sexually assault and groom a child](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-39284639). His wife was allowed to continue running the business under the premise that he would not be involved- but oh wait they’ve been [investigated because people have seen him still working there](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/crime/lancaster-takeaway-investigated-after-reports-former-paedophile-owner-is-back-involved-with-premises-2558772). It’s a joke that this stuff is so rife in such a small city such as Lancaster.
The owner has a list of busiesses which seem to conform to the expected – car washes, dodgy holding companies etc
[Local coverage,](https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/national/lancaster-takeaway-owner-pleads-for-one-last-chance-as-councillors-consider-revoking-his-licence-4779265) including the following strange section:
>“In mitigation, his solicitors say Mr Collaku was born in Albania. He came to the UK in 2000, went to Lancaster University and got a degree in economics. Today, he lives with his wife and children…”
Not clear which bit of that is migitation
Flames was always a dodgy takeaway, and I can’t say I’m surprised to learn this.
I’m surprised it’s taken so many enforcement visits for anything to happen, however. It shouldn’t be so difficult to close a place like this down on the first offence.
Don’t buy takeaways anymore mostly for the cost but also because of all these dodgy shit like this that happens in them
Of course all that is bad, but their food was also really shit.
Best donner meat and chips in the town, beats sultans by a mile cant lie