Seaforth men arrested on suspicion of £100,000 money laundering operation

Mar 4 2010 by Laura Jones, Crosby Herald

A PAIR of Seaforth men have been arrested on suspicion of playing a part in a £100,000 money laundering scam.

Officers caught up with them on February 24 when Merseyside Police carried out a force-wide swoop on those suspected to be living off the proceeds of crime.

Across the region 50 search warrants were executed and 55 people arrested.

Sefton officers joined up with the Force Criminal Assets Team to execute eight search warrants at addresses in South Sefton.

This led to 13 arrests, including those of a 40 and 48-year-old male from the Seaforth area were questioned about their alleged part in a £100,000 money laundering operation.

They have now been bailed pending further police enquires, which are expected to continue for several weeks due to the complex nature of the allegations.

Elsewhere in Sefton others were arrested for offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act and other drugs offences. During the course of the operation 13 people were arrested for a variety of offences including drugs related offences.

Detective Chief Inspector Andy Williams of Sefton CID said: “Merseyside Police are determined to target criminals, not only prosecuting them for the criminal offences but also remove the assets from these people who are living off crime.