Two men arrested and over £50,000 cash seized in early morning disruption tackling money laundering in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) arrested two men aged 30 and 25 on suspicion of money laundering, seizing over £50,000 in cash and a high-value vehicle. The operation targeted addresses in Salford, Cheetham Hill, and Crumpsall. GMP's Economic Crime Unit has forfeited £17 million in criminal assets over the past year, redistributed to community organizations via the ARIS scheme. Detective Sergeant Peter Goddard emphasized the importance of public vigilance in combating money laundering linked to organized crime.
Money laundering raids net £53,000 and high-end car as two arrested in dawn swoop
Greater Manchester Police seized £53,000 in cash and an £80,000 luxury vehicle during early-morning raids on Tuesday that ended with two men in custody on money-laundering allegations.
The 30-year-old and 25-year-old suspects were arrested at first light - 1 April 2025 - when specialist officers forced entry to an address in Salford and a business in Cheetham Hill. Officers recovered roughly £2,000 and the high-value car from the Salford property, while £50,000 in bundles of banknotes was taken from the Cheetham Hill premises. A further £1,000 was found during a follow-up search of a flat in Crumpsall.
Both men remain in police custody for questioning as detectives widen a year-long blitz that has already stripped organised-crime groups of more than £17 million under the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme. Funds forfeited over the past 12 months have been redirected to local charities and community projects, each eligible for grants of up to £20,000 to support crime-prevention initiatives.
Detective Sergeant Peter Goddard, leading the Money Laundering Team, said the arrests signal “a new financial year and we have started as we mean to go on, continuing in our relentless pursuit of those suspected to be laundering money from their criminal proceeds. Criminals try to disguise their ill-gotten gains to support illegal activities and exploit vulnerable people, causing harm to our communities.”
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