Yacht belonging to two British nationals among £50m in assets frozen by rare order

Items frozen include a £1.9 million yacht and a bank account containing roughly £2.6 million (stock image) - (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Assets worth a combined £50 million, including a yacht, have been frozen after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) secured an unexplained wealth order against two British nationals.

The action targeting the unnamed man and woman represents only the second time such an order has been granted since powers came into force in January 2018.