Iranian national arrested in Bradford as part of foreign money laundering probe
Two mini markets were searched by police earlier this week
An Iranian national has been arrested in Bradford as part of a probe into money laundering linked to overseas criminal.
The 25 year old was detained by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers in the Nesfield Street area yesterday morning.
Two minimarkets in Bradford were also searched, as police believe they were being used as a front to send money aborad.
Several thousand pounds in cash has been seized, along with an imitation firearms and thousands of suspected counterfeit cigarettes.
NCA Senior Manager, Phil Pestridge, said:
“Money is the lifeblood of organised crime, which is why targeting those involved in laundering criminal proceeds is so vital.
“Our investigation will continue with evidence we have seized.”