On 14 November more than 1,300 officers from the Metropolitan Police targeted what were described as "key figures in organised criminal networks, gang members and street-level offenders", as part of the Met's 'total war' on crime. Operation Stimtone 2 was the largest day of action the force has ever put together to tackle criminals specifically by investigating their financial activities.
There were been 175 arrests for a variety of offences, including money laundering, fraud, theft and handling stolen goods. Police had seized around £348,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), including an Audi.
According to a statement from the Met: "Drug dealing, trafficking and prostitution, money laundering, rogue landlords, vehicle documentation fraud, handling stolen goods, conspiracy to defraud charities, as well as seizing assets and confiscating money from criminals using the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 are on Operation Stimtone 2's agenda."
A former Nottinghamshire police officer who misused the force's computer system to access information about friends, partners and associates has been jailed.
The Law Society has issued a warning to its members regarding two areas of litigation that have become the targets of money launderers. The two favourite targets are debt recovery and matrimonial litigation.
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