 A smug criminal's decision to film himself bragging about all of his illegally obtained cash has somewhat backfired. Samuel Walmsley arrogantly laughed in videos alongside his fellow gang members as they counted out hundreds of pounds of illicit money and showed off bank cards. The 20-year-old also posed for photos with cash and brazenly filmed his co-defendant in a stolen van on Snapchat, describing it as a 'good night's work'. But now he is one of 14 men who have been locked away for a combined 50 years for their part in crime conspiracies, including burglaries, drug importation and vehicle thefts. After he was sentenced, Lancashire Police taunted Walmsley, by sharing a picture of him holding up money alongside another one of his mugshot. Officers used the popular social media caption of 'how it started' vs 'how it's going' to poke fun at him. They also said it was not his 'brightest idea' in the post on Twitter, which sarcastically describes the investigation that led to the gang's downfall. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 'It wasn't too difficult,' police joked over the incriminating videos found on Walmsley's phone after he was arrested. The footage implicated him in the supply of cocaine and cannabis Police later found videos of the gang trolling a community Facebook group post showing them breaking into a car and laughing, saying: 'That's me in the boot.' 'Something tells us they aren't laughing now,' cops added. Lancashire Police's Twitter post about Walmsley shows him showing off stolen cash – and the second picture is his mugshot (Picture: Lancashire Police / SWNS) Walmsley was jailed for two years and four months for conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to steal a motor vehicle at Preston Crown Court. The police investigation into the gang began when an){kind=link}
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A smug criminal’s decision to film himself bragging about all of his illegally obtained cash has somewhat backfired.
Samuel Walmsley arrogantly laughed in videos alongside his fellow gang members as they counted out hundreds of pounds of illicit money and showed off bank cards.
The 20-year-old also posed for photos with cash and brazenly filmed his co-defendant in a stolen van on Snapchat, describing it as a ‘good night’s work’.
But now he is one of 14 men who have been locked away for a combined 50 years for their part in crime conspiracies, including burglaries, drug importation and vehicle thefts.