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London police seize cryptocurrency worth £180m in largest-ever UK raid

Crypto assets seized as part of money laundering probe

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Pressure is intensifying as authorities look to stop crypto being exploited for money laundering Photo: Getty Images/Andrew Aitchison

Police in London have seized cryptocurrency worth nearly £180m in the UK’s largest-ever raid of crypto assets.

The Metropolitan Police said detectives from its Economic Crime Command made the seizure in relation to a money laundering case.

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