Five Met Police Arrested For Money Laundering

Five serving police officers have been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering, Scotland Yard said today.

The Metropolitan police officers were arrested by anti-corruption detectives in a series of dawn raids at their homes on Tuesday. Four members of the public were detained in what police described as a “long-running and ongoing operation”.

All nine are suspected of money laundering and evasion of liability - an offence under the Theft Act.

The five male police officers, from north London, were also arrested on suspicion of criminal misconduct in a public office. All have been suspended from duty.
Scotland Yard said those arrested had been questioned by members of the Metropolitan police anti-corruption command. They have been released on bail pending further inquiries.

The officers have not been named, but were identified as a 49-year-old inspector, a 47-year-old sergeant, a 37-year-old detective constable and two police constables, aged 44 and 39.

Two members of the public, a 38-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man, both from north London, were detained in the operation. Two more, a 43-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman, were arrested yesterday.

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