Roman Abramovich has had £5.4bn worth of assets frozen in Jersey as part of the Europe-wide crackdown on Russian oligarchs due to the Ukraine war.
Police on Channel Island searched premises that were said to be connected to the Chelsea owner. The billionaire, 55, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, was last seen in Moscow on March 15. He is facing crippling punitive sanctions from a host of nations, including France, who seized his £90m Riviera Chateau on Tuesday.
The Jersey Law Officers' Department said in a statement: 'Search warrants were executed by the States of Jersey Police at premises in Jersey suspected to be connected to the business activities of Roman Abramovich.
