Over £180,000 worth of jewellery, watches and vehicles, along with a further £50k in wads of cash were seized by police who stormed homes in Greater Manchester on Thursday (October 3).
Serious organised crime cops and economic crime unit officers burst through the doors of homes in Manchester as part of a crackdown on money laundering.
Nine men, aged between, 36 and 63, were arrested on suspicion of money laundering, fraud and organised immigration crime offences.
They are in custody to be quizzed by cops. READ MORE Flight taking Manchester United fans to Porto for Europa League clash cancelled after TEN hour wait at airport The raids followed an investigation into suspects thought to have been involved in 'high level money laundering' offences spanning at least three years, GMP said.
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