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Thousands of firms raided in money laundering crackdown
Western Daily Press
|November 11, 2025
MORE than 2,700 UK high street businesses, including barbers, minimarts and vape shops, have been raided in the biggest ever crackdown of its kind on money laundering.
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Cash-rich businesses, which have proliferated on UK high streets in recent years, can be used for a range of crimes including disguising dirty money, hiding drugs, people trafficking and smuggling tobacco and vapes, officials say.
Some areas such as Essex and Doncaster have seen the number of barber shops rise by 200% in five years.
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