A convicted fraudster who operated a mail distribution company in Aylesbury has been ordered to repay millions or face even more time behind bars.

Narinder Sandhu, 64, from Buckinghamshire, ran a postal firm and cheated Royal Mail by falsely declaring mail destinations and the number of items being sent, Southwark Crown Court previously heard.

Falsely categorised mail was sent through firms in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.

Sandhu must pay more than £5 million to Royal Mail or serve a further eight-and-a-half years in jail if he did not pay by August 15.

Sandhu ran Aylesbury-based Packpost International Ltd (PPIL).

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The entire network of firms and individuals across Berkshire and Buckinghamshire cost Royal Mail £70m, the firm previously said.

The fraud, which took place between 2008 and 2017, involved falsely declaring mail destinations and volumes.

Sandhu was sentenced to four years in prison in 2024 after admitting conspiracy to commit fraud.

Judge Philip Bartle KC said Sandhu and his firm played leading roles, and that nearly £10 million was transferred from the business to his personal accounts.

During the confiscation hearing, Sandhu claimed to now be working stacking shelves at Tesco.

Sandhu used the proceeds to fund a luxury lifestyle, including Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars and a mansion in Jordans, Buckinghamshire.

The property, Hadley Grange, was seized and sold by police for £2.6 million.

Following his arrest in 2017, Sandhu attempted to conceal funds by transferring money to Dubai.

The judge also found he lied about £770,000 held overseas and had sold two London flats in 2018 for significantly below their true value.

Packpost International Ltd was ordered to repay just over £865,000.