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London police seize cryptocurrency worth £180m in largest-ever UK raid

Crypto assets seized as part of money laundering probe

Pressure is intensifying as authorities look to stop crypto being exploited for money laundering
Pressure is intensifying as authorities look to stop crypto being exploited for money laundering Photo: Getty Images/Andrew Aitchison

Police in London have seized cryptocurrency worth nearly £180m in the UK’s largest-ever raid of crypto assets.

The Metropolitan Police said detectives from its Economic Crime Command made the seizure in relation to a money laundering case.

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