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‘Dodgy’ shops handling criminal cash targeted by new specialist unit
The UK government has launched a specialist unit within the National Crime Agency to target high street businesses, such as vape shops and barbers, suspected of laundering £1bn in criminal cash annually. Backed by £20m in funding, the initiative aims to close down fronts used by organized crime gangs.
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10 tagsmoney launderingorganized crimehigh streetretail crimeNational Crime Agencypolice raidstax evasioncounterfeit goodsillicit financeUK politics
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