Pakistani couple arrested in UK over alleged money laundering
The man and his wife were questioned by NCA officers and have now been released under investigation.
LONDON (Dunya News) – Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) on Monday announced that its International Corruption Unit has arrested a Pakistani couple in connection with money laundering charges in the United Kingdom.
A statement issued by the UK agency said that the officers from the NCA’s International Corruption Unit have arrested a former Pakistani politically exposed man in his 40s, and his wife over alleged money laundering in the United Kingdom.
“The investigation has been supported by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Pakistan,” the statement said.
The couple, who were arrested in Surrey, control a UK property portfolio worth more than 8 million pound (£8m) for which they appear to have no legitimate source of income.
The man and his wife were questioned by NCA officers and have now been released under investigation.
The ICU, which is principally funded by the Department for International Development (DfID) and concentrates its resources where there is a clear link with countries that receive overseas development aid from the UK, investigates serious criminal allegations of bribery and corruption.
This includes bribery committed either by a UK-based person or company to gain commercial advantage overseas, or the investigation of money laundering in the UK committed by foreign Politically Exposed Persons.
