A would-be private hire driver who claimed he had “no idea” how £5,000 ended up in his account has lost his licence bid.

Glasgow’s licensing committee rejected Umar Nasir’s application to work as a private hire driver in the city following an objection from Police Scotland .

An officer told the licensing committee that Mr Nasir had been convicted under the Proceeds of Crime Act. He was ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work and handed a six-month restriction of liberty order.

She said the conviction related to an incident in October 2020 when a member of the public reported he had been “defrauded to the amount of £9,900”.

“Further enquiries showed a proportion of the cash, £5,000, had been transferred into the applicant’s bank account,” the officer added.

“He then used the

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