Person: John Whiting

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14 arrested in £15m money laundering probe

Thirteen men and a woman have been arrested by revenue and customs officers investigating a suspected £15m (€18m) money laundering racket by an organised crime gang.

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PSNI hold 14 in money laundering probe

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Fuel-smuggling rises in North

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Major fuel laundering plant found near Crossmaglen

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Nine quizzed over Europe's largest cigarette seizure

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Nine held over largest-ever cigarette haul

Nine million 'counterfeit cigarettes' seized in Belfast

Almost nine million suspected counterfeit cigarettes were seized in Belfast today.

Tue, 29 Sep, 2009

PSNI continue to question fraud suspects

Two men arrested in the North as part of an investigation into suspected multi-million pound money laundering fraud were still being questioned by the PSNI today.

Sat, 26 Sep, 2009

North's customs in crackdown on petrol smugglers

Customs officers in the North have begun a six-week long crackdown on cross border fuel smuggling.

Mon, 07 Sep, 2009

PSNI arrest six in money laundering probe

Five men and a woman were arrested today for questioning about a multi-million pound money laundering racket in the North.

Thu, 23 Jul, 2009

Fuel smuggling probe in North costs brothers £6m in assets

Assets worth almost £6m (€7m) were surrendered by three brothers today after a major investigation into fuel smuggling.

Wed, 01 Jul, 2009

NI methanol seizure sparks fuel tampering fears

A new form of petrol tampering by cheap fuel dealers on the border is on the increase, NI Customs officials revealed today.

Thu, 14 May, 2009

Offices searched as part of fuel smuggling probe

Solicitors’ and accountants’ offices were searched during raids carried out on both sides of the Irish border today in a fresh crackdown on fuel smugglers who cost the UK exchequer millions in lost revenue.

Tue, 21 Apr, 2009

Cocaine mule given five-year sentence

A smuggler who swallowed cocaine has been sentenced to five years in prison.

Wed, 01 Apr, 2009

Man charged after laundered diesel haul

A man allegedly caught with almost 4,000 litres of laundered diesel has been charged with evading duty, Revenue and Customs in the North said today.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2009

Woman jailed after £500,000 cocaine haul found in stomach

A Dutch woman who swallowed more than £500,000 (€557,318) worth of cocaine in a bid to smuggle the drug into the North was jailed for six years today.

Fri, 13 Feb, 2009

Cigarette smugglers avoid jail

Smugglers from Co Tyrone who brought millions worth of cigarettes into the North have avoided prison, it was revealed today.

Wed, 19 Nov, 2008

£20k cannabis smuggler jailed

An unemployed carpenter from Dublin who tried to smuggle over two kilos of cannabis worth £20,000 (€23,696) into the North in his luggage has been jailed for six months today.

Mon, 17 Nov, 2008

Brothers face £1m pay-out over tobacco smuggling

Three brothers from the North caught smuggling millions of cigarettes into the UK were today ordered to pay over £1m (€1.3m).

Wed, 29 Oct, 2008

Two held in connection with illegal fuel plant

Two people have been arrested after thousands of litres of dangerous illegal fuel were seized today in west Belfast.

Fri, 26 Sep, 2008

Four arrested in customs operations in the North

Four people have been arrested in a series of operations by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) over the last two weeks. Over 150,000 illegally imported cigarettes, and drugs with a street value of over £1m (€1.4m) have been seized.

Fri, 07 Dec, 2007