Criminal

“Show me the money!” Met targets proceeds of crime

On 14 November more than 1,300 officers from the Metropolitan Police targeted what were described as "key figures in organised criminal networks, gang members and street-level offenders", as part of the Met's 'total war' on crime. Operation Stimtone 2 was the largest day of action the force has ever put together to tackle criminals specifically by investigating their financial activities.

There were been 175 arrests for a variety of offences, including money laundering, fraud, theft and handling stolen goods. Police had seized around £348,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), including an Audi.

According to a statement from the Met: "Drug dealing, trafficking and prostitution, money laundering, rogue landlords, vehicle documentation fraud, handling stolen goods, conspiracy to defraud charities, as well as seizing assets and confiscating money from criminals using the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 are on Operation Stimtone 2's agenda."

Experts in financial crime and forensic accountancy used their specialist skills to investigate a range of financial data in detail, painstakingly unravelling the full amount criminals may have made from crime with a view to confiscating the illegal cash and spotting other illegal activity. They also work to identify individuals who have assisted criminals, as well as new victims.

The action took place across all of the capital's 32 boroughs and saw local and specialist officers enforcing confiscation orders for large sums of money, seizing cash and assets from criminals and restraining criminals' assets so they cannot be moved out of the country. They also used currency detection dogs to sniff out hidden money.

Commander Steve Rodhouse, who is leading Operation Stimtone 2, said: "Money is the main motivation for many criminals, be they heads of organised criminal networks, gang members or street-level offenders. The money they make from crime earns them status in the eyes of associates; it funds more crime and, for some, pays for them to lead luxurious lifestyles they do not deserve. They make billions of pounds from crime every year and it is their countless victims who pay the price – both literally and in respect of the emotional, mental and physical impact on them.

"When we take away criminals' money, we take away a lot of their capability and motivation to commit crime. This is why today we have over 1,300 officers all set on depriving criminals across London of their criminal proceeds."

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