So much for safe safe deposit boxes…
Police searching safety deposit boxes believed to have been used by Britain’s master criminals have found up to £14 million in cash.
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Officers from the Metropolitan Police’s specialist crime directorate raided seven addresses on Monday as part of Operation Rize. It was the first swoop of its kind against criminals using this type of secure storage to hide their ill-gotten gains.Detectives believe some of the UK’s top villains used the company to hide the proceeds from almost every type of crime. Police said they have been inundated with phone calls from concerned box owners as they try and sort legitimate property from criminal proceeds.
More than 7,000 safety deposit boxes of all shapes and sizes, rented for as little as £100 a year, were seized during the operation.