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'We will find it' - Cops seize luxury watches and bag £100k in blitz on money laundering

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Luxury watches and almost £100,000 cash have been seized after a police crackdown on money laundering in Greater Manchester.

Police arrested two men after a string of searches in Cheetham Hill as well as one in Mossley, Tameside. Officers from Greater Manchester Police's Economic and Cyber Crime Team and Specialist Operations team swooped on the properties yesterday (September 7).

It led to £97,800 in cash being recovered, as well as a number of high value watches. The two men, aged 29 and 31, were arrested on suspicion of money laundering.

They remain in custody for questioning this afternoon (Thursday). READ MORE: Martin Lewis' 15 things everyone needs to know after Liz Truss' energy freeze announcement Temporary Detective Superintendent Joseph Harrop, of the Economic and Cyber Crime Team, said: “This seizure is another very positive result for Op Falcon who despite being set up less than four months ago, has already seen hundreds of thousands pounds seized.

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