Two Czech nationals caught leaving London for Dubai with cash-filled suitcases

The banknotes were found in three suitcases and two hand-luggage bags

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Updated At : 03:33 AM Nov 14, 2020 IST

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London, November 13

Two Czech nationals caught at London’s Heathrow airport bound for Dubai with 1.2 million pounds ($1.58 million) in their suitcases have been charged with money laundering, the British government said on Friday.

The pair, a man aged 37 and a woman aged 26, were stopped by border officials at 0900 GMT on November 8. The banknotes were found in three suitcases and two hand-luggage bags.

“Clamping down on the export of undeclared cash from the UK is vital in our fight against organised criminal gangs,” minister Chris Philp said in a statement.

It is the second large cash seizure in a little over a month after a woman was stopped in October, also bound for Dubai, with cash worth 1.9 million pounds. Reuters

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