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Raids in money laundering inquiry Man held in cash laundering probe
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A Northern Ireland man now living in Dublin is believed to be the target of a major cross-border investigation into money laundering. A man has been arrested as part of a cross-border investigation into money laundering.
The Serious Organised Crime Agency and PSNI financial investigators took part. Documents were seized in a series of raids on business premises and private homes in Belfast, Wicklow and Dublin, where one man was arrested.
Detectives in Cumbria and officers from the drug enforcement agency in Scotland and the Criminal Assets Bureau in the Irish Republic were also involved. Properties in Bangor, Ballymena, Lisburn, Cumbria and Scotland were also searched.
Police sources said the raids were part of a long inquiry into alleged high level insurance and mortgage fraud.Police sources said the raids were part of a long inquiry into alleged high level insurance and mortgage fraud.
Businesses premises and houses have been searched in the Belfast, Bangor, Ballymena and Lisburn areas. In Northern Ireland, the Serious Organised Crime Agency and PSNI financial investigators took part.
Up to 20 premises were searched in Counties Dublin and Wicklow, and a number of raids were also carried out in England and Scotland. Detectives in Cumbria and officers from the drug enforcement agency in Scotland and the Criminal Assets Bureau in the Irish Republic were also involved.