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Ten held on suspicion of flying £15 million out of UK to Dubai hidden in suitcases

The gang, who are also suspected of trying to smuggle 17 migrants into Britain, were arrested in a series of raids around London this morning.

Steve Beech by Steve Beech
2019-11-21 09:49
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Police probing a money laundering gang believed to have smuggled more than £15 million cash out of Britain hidden in suitcases have made a series of arrests.

Ten suspects, who are also suspected of trying to smuggle 17 migrants into the UK, were arrested in a series of dawn raids across west London on Wed morning.

Those arrested are believed to have been part of a “well-orchestrated conspiracy” to launder millions of pounds of money made through Class A drugs and organised immigration crime, transferring it from the UK to Dubai over the last three years.

Detectives said that close examination of travel records suggest the gang have transported more than £14 million in 2017 and 2018 alone.

A 41-year-old Indian national, understood to be the head of the network, was arrested at an address in Hounslow, west London.

He along with four other Indian men, four British citizens and a Frenchman, aged from 28 to 44, were held on suspicion of money laundering and facilitating illegal immigration at addresses in Hayes, Hounslow, Uxbridge and Southall.

The raids were conducted by detectives from the National Crime Agency (NCA), Britain’s equivalent to the FBI.

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They recovered a quantity of cash, illegal drugs and luxury cars, including Range Rovers, Audi Q7s and BMW 5 series.

The raids follow an NCA investigation, supported by the Met Police, into cash seizures totalling more than £1.5 million made by Border Force officers over the course of 2019.

In all cases the cash was being transported between Britain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Chris Hill, NCA senior investigating officer, said: “Cash is the lifeblood of organised crime groups and they need the services of money launderers.

“We believe that the action we and our partners have taken will have caused permanent damage to a well-established money laundering network.

“We are determined to do all we can to target illicit financial flows and hit organised criminal networks where it hurts – in the pocket.”

Ben Russell, Deputy Director of the National Economic Crime Centre, added: “The National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) was able to assist the case team in arranging forensic analysis of seized bank notes.

“We were also able to use our relationships with our international partners in the UAE to obtain evidence in relation to this case.

“The NECC has a unique role in coordinating the response to cash smuggling with other national and international law enforcement partners.

“Working together, our aim is to arrest and disrupt the criminals who carry out this type of activity.

“Our joined up approach within UK Law Enforcement and across the globe helps bring more people to justice.”

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