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NCA arrests seventh person suspected as part of Merseyside organised crime group

Published on: 30 September 2020
Published by LNB News

LNB News 30/09/2020

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Issue Date: 30 September 2020

Published Date: 30 September 2020

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The National Crime Agency (NCA) has announced that a seventh person has been arrested as part of an investigation into drug trafficking and money laundering. The 55-year old man, a suspected member of an organised crime group in Merseyside, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply and import controlled drugs, conspiracy to launder money, and participating in the activities of an organised crime group. The arrest follows raids on the Wirral, Wallasey and Deeside on 18 June 2020, which led to five men and one woman being arrested.