警方在伦敦、埃塞克斯、赫特福德郡、剑桥郡和萨福克郡的24处房产进行黎明突袭,逮捕了17名涉嫌参与有组织犯罪集团的人员。超过800名警员参与了此次行动。
Police investigating a suspected organised crime group have arrested 17 people in dawn raids at 24 properties in London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. More than 800 officers took part in the arrest operations in the early hours of Tuesday.
大都会警察局表示,对部分房产的搜查仍在进行中,预计警方将在那里驻守数日。
Searches are ongoing at a number of the properties and there is expected to be a police presence for some days, the Metropolitan Police said.
在巴尼特郡科克福斯特斯执行搜查任务的一名警员在执行搜查令时腿部中刀,所受伤势并不危及生命。
An officer taking part in the operation in Cockfosters, Barnet, was stabbed in the leg while carrying out a warrant - his injuries are non-life changing.
此次逮捕行动是由大都会警察局与英国税务海关总署(HMRC)和金融行为监管局(FCA)联合开展的。
The arrests were part of an investigation by the Met along with His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
大都会警察局称,FCA已经捣毁了7家涉事企业,并正在积极追查另外30家。一位发言人表示:‘这些逮捕行动标志着此次调查的重要进展。
The Met said the FCA has "disrupted" seven businesses and is "actively pursuing" another 30. A spokesperson said: "These arrests mark a significant point in this investigation.
被捕者涉嫌在严重或有组织犯罪及相关金融犯罪活动中担任领导或高级别角色。’
"Those arrested are suspected of leading or being involved at a senior level in serious and organised crime and related financial offending."
被捕者中包括15名年龄在26至65岁之间的男子以及两名年龄在31至41岁之间的女子。
In total, 15 men aged between 26 and 65 were arrested, and two women aged 31 and 41.
他们因涉嫌参与有组织犯罪集团活动、洗钱、骗取公共收入、虚假会计以及蓄意伤害他人而被拘留。一名56岁的男子还因涉嫌参与这起持刀伤人事件而被捕。
They are being held on suspicion of participating in the activities of an organised crime group, money laundering, cheating the public revenue, false accounting, and conspiracy to commit GBH. A 56-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of GBH over the stabbing.
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