The Met Police has cracked its largest-ever single seizure of cash in a Fulham apartment, where three men have been sentenced. “The police discovered more than £5m in cash in a London flat after a criminal gang reportedly "didn't know what to do with it",” BBC reported.
The seized cash will be used to fund Met and Home Office operations to tackle violent crime, the Evening Standard reported. Russlan Shamsutdinov was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison. Sergejs Auzins was sentenced to three years and four months in prison. Serwan Ahmadi received a suspended prison sentence.
Detective Superintendent Jason Prins said: "This is the largest ever single cash seizure by the Met and I believe one of the largest ever nationally. Organised crime is motivated by money and is one of the biggest causes of violence on our streets. Tackling this violence is our main priority. This seizure, and the conviction of these men for laundering that money, will have a major impact on the ability of a number of crime groups to carry on with their activities."
