For more than five years, Carl has been driving his 60-seater coach from Dublin to Belfast. It’s a two-hour journey straight up the M1 and across the border – and Carl knows his customers. At least, he thought he did.
Because one morning last summer, Carl saw something that made him realise his job had changed completely. As he loaded suitcases into the undercarriage, he spotted a man standing beside his bus holding a wad of cash in his right hand.
Dressed in jeans and a dark puffer jacket, the man – who didn’t appear to be local – was constantly looking over his shoulder,
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