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24/07/2023
PSNI Target Money Laundering At Belfast International Airport
The PSNI's Economic Crime Unit has conducted a search operation at Belfast International Airport in partnership with the Ports Team and the UK Border Force.
Utilising cash-detection Police Dog, Jess, the operation was launched to target money laundering.
Working in the arrivals lounge officers were searching luggage, looking for suspiciously large amounts of cash that may be linked to illegal activity..
Detective Chief Inspector Ian Wilson said that while no seizures were made, the PSNI and their partners remain committed to targeting the movement of cash generated by criminality, and would encourage anyone with information, or concerns, to contact officers on 101.
Information can also be provided to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
Utilising cash-detection Police Dog, Jess, the operation was launched to target money laundering.
Working in the arrivals lounge officers were searching luggage, looking for suspiciously large amounts of cash that may be linked to illegal activity..
Detective Chief Inspector Ian Wilson said that while no seizures were made, the PSNI and their partners remain committed to targeting the movement of cash generated by criminality, and would encourage anyone with information, or concerns, to contact officers on 101.
Information can also be provided to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
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