Three men arrested and £100,000 cash seized after police storm vape shop

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Three men have been arrested after police uncovered £100,000 in cash at a vape shop in Cheetham Hill. Officers investigated a business suspected of money laundering on Moulton Street and arrested three men on suspicion of possessing criminal property.

They were taken into police custody for questioning. An estimated £100,000 in cash was found in a safe and seized as suspected criminal property.

Police say they are 'determined' to crack down on money laundering. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Detective Inspector James Coles, from GMP's Economic Crime Unit, said: "Different teams in Greater Manchester Police often come together on enforcement operations and today is an excellent example of that. "I hope the pubic are reassured by today's activity and I hope it goes someway towards making the area a safer place for residents to live and work and ensures legitimate businesses can thrive. "Operation Falcon is determined to crack down on money laundering and put a stop to the flow of cash going into the pockets of criminals.

Money laundering harms more than just the UK economy - criminal money is also often used to fund more serious crime and this in turn blights communities with misery and violence. "We will continue to do everything in our power to thwart the criminals, strip them of their finances and reinvest it back into the communities of Greater Manchester." Anyone with information about suspicious financial activity can report it to us online through our online crime reporting form, or by calling 101.