Officers have seized $63,000 from the account of a suspected money mule.
An investigation into money laundering was carried out after intelligence was received by officers in August last year, which suggested there had been suspicious activity on the account. Enquiries revealed the cash had been paid into an account belonging to a bogus cleaning company in one lump sum – with the account holder unable to justify its origins or legitimacy.
When police spoke to the 40-year-old account holder, he claimed his details had been stolen and another person was in control of the account.
