POLICE are hunting for a man who failed to attend court to be sentenced for his part in a fine wine scam.

Christopher Brummit, 36, of Ugley, Bishop's Stortford, was due to be sentenced on Thursday, February, for two counts of transferring and acquiring criminal property.

He admitted the offences on November 7 last year.

An Essex Police spokesman said: "The case relates to a fine wine scam between 2013 and 2015 where he acquired £157,000 of criminally gained funds and transferred over £72,500 of them.

"Brummit is 5ft 7ins, he has a tattoo of a zodiac star on his neck and Celtic and tribal tattoos on his arms.

"He has a triangular symbol tattooed on his chest and a scar. He has links to Bishop’s Stortford."

Anyone with information can call Braintree CID on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.