Authorities at Heathrow Airport seize $2.48M from luggage of woman involved in alleged money laundering scheme
It is the largest individual cash seizure at the border so far in 2020
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities with the U.K. Border Force have seized 1.9 million British pounds – or roughly $2.48 million – that a passenger at London’s Heathrow Airport was allegedly trying to move in an apparent money laundering scheme.
Tara Hanlon, of Leeds, West Yorkshire, was arrested on Oct. 3 while waiting to board a flight to Dubai, the U.K. Border Force confirmed in a news release. Authorities searched her bags and confiscated the stacks of cash, which amounted to the largest cash seizure by the force in all of 2020.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“This is the largest individual cash seizure at the border so far in 2020 and I am delighted with the efforts of Border Force officers,” said Chris Philp, the minister for Immigration Compliance and the Courts. “Preventing the export of undeclared cash from the UK is a vital step in clamping down on organized criminal gangs.”
Hanlon, 30, was arrested alongside another woman, who was identified by the Border Force only as a 28-year-old from Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Hanlon was ultimately charged with money laundering; the other woman was released amid the investigation.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Hanlon appeared in court on Oct. 5 and is due back in court on Nov. 5. She remains in custody until her next court appearance, the Border Force confirmed.