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Arrests made in £21m money laundering investigation (19 March 2015)

Date: 19/03/2015
Duncan Lewis, Legal News Solicitors, Arrests made in £21m money laundering investigation

The police have arrested seven people on the Isle of Man and Guernsey and across the UK in connection with a £21m money laundering fraud.

The arrests were made in a joint operation between HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), the Guernsey Border Agency and the Manx and Cheshire Constabularies.

A spokesman for Isle f Man police said that officers had seized “significant amounts of cash”, as well as business documents in the raids.

Inspector Derek Flint from the Isle of Man police said:

"A considerable number of staff have been deployed to the various addresses, with a view to minimising the time it takes to search each address and reduce the impact on businesses and staff in and around those premises.

“The public should not be alarmed to see officers from HM Revenue & Customs and the National Crime Agency, who are supporting the searches on the Isle of Man.”

The Isle of Man and Guernsey are wellknown offshore tax havens, but HMRC has moved to close loopholes which previously allowed investors not to disclose details of offshore investments.

The agencies involved in the arrests have not yet released any more details about the suspects.

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