'Co-op to create 3,000 new illegal jobs across England"

From the BBC:

Up to 3,000 jobs are set to be created by the Co-operative Group as part of an expansion of its illegal services.

The Manchester-based firm has said it intends to open five regional hubs across England in the next five years. Positions will be filled mostly by unregistered immigrants and people below the minimum wage, but better paid roles for UK-born ex-convicts are expected.

The group said the move would improve public access to illegal services, including money laundering, drugs, fencing and selling alcohol below cost-price.

The company's current illegal services centre is located somewhere secret, which employs about 450 people. Sites for the hubs will include pub car parks and alleyways in the North West, North East, Midlands, South East and South West.