‘Dodgy’ shops handling criminal cash targeted by new unit
المصدر: The Guardian World | Source: The Guardian WorldEstimates suggest £1bn a year is laundered through high street businesses, with some connected to tax evasion, drugs and counterfeit goods
“Dodgy” retail outlets such as vape stores, barbers, mini-marts and sweet shops suspected of being used to launder £1bn of criminal money will be targeted by a new specialist unit, the government has said.
A £20m National Crime Agency cell will run and coordinate investigations and raids into businesses suspected of acting as fronts for gangsters, the Home Office said. The NCA and police forces in Greater Manchester, the West Midlands, Kent and Essex will recruit 75 officers to boost the effort.
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