Police seize valuable items in money laundering investigation
A man has been arrested in Hove
Police in Brighton and Hove have seized several gem stones and around £11,000 of cash as part of an investigation into suspected drug supply in the city.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering in connection with raids at a property in Albany Villas in Hove last Wednesday morning (August 3rd).
Officers from Sussex Police's Tactical Enforcement Unit also found financial documents showing the ownership of a number of valuable assets in the building.
Expensive jewellery was also found, as well as receipts for a car worth almost £50,000 which showed £8,000 of the cost had been paid in cash, the rest outright on a debit card.
The man detained, who is 32 years old and from Hove, has been released under investigation while enquiries continue.
Brighton and Hove’s Tactical Enforcement Unit is one of three across Sussex, with two more teams assigned to West and East Sussex.
The small unit of specialist officers focuses on the county’s most wanted, prolific criminals, carrying out disruption, enforcement and surveillance activity to support a broad range of teams.