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Essex News & Investigations

Three Uzbekistan men in court over 'cash smuggling out of UK' including 'notes found in washing powder'
Three men have been charged as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into attempts to smuggle millions of pounds out of the...
By JON AUSTIN
May 9
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WHO WAS HE SMUGGLING FOR? Supermarket worker who tried to fly £1m in suitcases to Beirut convicted but no sign of his boss
A man who was stopped at Heathrow Airport with £1m in two suitcases has admitted money laundering following a National Crime Agency...
By JON AUSTIN
Apr 17
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Man due to fly to Beirut from Heathrow arrested after £1m found in suitcases
A man was arrested at Heathrow Airport after £1 million was found in suitcases as he tried to board a flight to Beirut. Mazen Al Shaar,...
By JON AUSTIN
Mar 19
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Man arrested after '£400K found stuffed in his suitcase at Heathrow Airport'
A man was arrested after more than £400,000 cash was allegedly found in his suitcase at Heathrow Airport as he prepared to fly out of the...
By JON AUSTIN
Feb 15
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Chinese couple accused of huge fraud in China surrender £12m of property and cash after NCA probe
NCA HQ in Vauxhall, south London A Chinese couple basd in the UK have agreed to surrender £12 million worth of property and money that...
By JON AUSTIN
Dec 10, 2024
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The glamourous Russian millioanire 'behind global multibillion pound money laundering network used by Kinahans'
This glamorous Russian millionaire was at the heart of a global multibillion-pound money laundering network that launderd cash for the...
By JON AUSTIN
Dec 4, 2024
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EXCLUSIVE: NCA seeks to confiscate £1.6m Frank Auerbach painting from fugitive money launderer on run for a year
A £1.6 million pound painting is set to be at the centre of a court case as investigators seek to confiscate it from a fugitive money...
By JON AUSTIN
Apr 21, 2024
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Instaglam cash courier mastermind must hand over £3.5m including vehicles, watches & cryptocurrency
THE mastermind behind the "Instaglam" money mules who flew tens millions of pounds to Dubai in suitcases has been ordered to hand over...
By JON AUSTIN
Mar 19, 2024
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AIRLINE CORRUPTION: Husband and wife held over smuggling cash out of Heathrow using 'bent airline staff'
A MARRIED couple have been arrested as part of an investigation into cash smuggling and corruption involving airline staff. The man, 49,...
By JON AUSTIN
Jan 11, 2024
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CPS PROSECUTOR ON DUBAI EXTRADITIONS: 'Fugitives bribe officials and noting f***ing happens'
EXCLUSIVE: BRITISH fugitive criminals are rarely brought back from Dubai because of "bribes" and corruption, a prosecution barrister was...
By JON AUSTIN
Nov 8, 2023
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