NCA’s Operation Machinize 2 targets 2,734 high-street businesses, seizing £10.7M in criminal proceeds, £2.7M in illicit goods, and making 924 arrests disrupting ML and worker exploitation

Over October, it targeted 2,734 premises, resulting in 924 arrests, seizures of £10.7 million in suspected criminal proceeds and £2.7 million in illegal goods, and referrals to authorities for companies and workers operating illegally. The operation aimed to disrupt...

NCA secures a £20-21M settlement from Chinese national, seizing dinosaur fossils, luxury apartments, and Chinese artworks under an Unexplained Wealth Order, showing POCA can target even exotic assets

The settlement included three rare dinosaur fossils (two Allosaurus skeletons and one Stegosaurus), nine luxury apartments in London, and 11 Chinese artworks. This case underscores the NCA’s growing ability to target not just traditional assets like cash and property,...