This post has been previously published by BBC.
The Met Police has seized a record £180m worth of cryptocurrency linked to international money laundering in London. The seizure is the largest of its kind in the UK – beating the pervious record set when the Met confiscated £114m of cryptocurrency on 24 June.
A 39-year-old woman, arrested on suspicion of money laundering on 24 June, has been interviewed over the new seizure. She has since been bailed.
The Met’s economic crime command made the seizure after following up intelligence received about the transfer of criminal assets. The investigation is continuing.
Transactions made using cryptocurrencies can provide more anonymity to senders and recipients of money.
The Met did not say which cryptocurrencies they seized.
- AI Act y reconocimiento facial: cómo afecta a las cámaras con IA en tu empresa
- La Comisión Europea pide explicaciones a Eslovaquia por querer eliminar la oficina de protección a denunciantes
- La fiscalía suiza presenta cargos contra Credit Suisse y UBS por presunto blanqueo
- La FCA reprende al Instituto de Contables Certificados por fallos en supervisión antilavado
- McGrath advierte que más reformas del RGPD podrían poner en riesgo la privacidad
- La UE incluye a Rusia en su lista de vigilancia antilavado
