The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested a 45-year-old Iranian national suspected of money laundering related to people smuggling. The NCA is now questioning the London resident on suspicion of money laundering offences.
The NCA suspects that the detainee processed payments made by migrants who arrived in the UK in small boats.
NCA’s Project Invigor, an organised immigration crime taskforce, made the arrest. Though led by the NCA, the Project Invigor taskforce includes contributions from Immigration Enforcement, the CPS, Border Force and the Home Office.
Source: National Crime Agency, UK