From The Times “The National Crime Agency is investigating the boom in Turkish-style barber shops on high streets over concerns that premises are being used by gangsters for money laundering and other organised crime. Officers at the NCA have overseen dozens of raids across the country over the past month, resulting in numerous arrests and the seizure of tens of thousands of pounds. The crackdown involved a number of police forces, HM Revenue & Customs inspectors and the Home Office’s immigration enforcement department. Many barber shops are suspected of being used as a front to launder drug money and other criminal profits, as well as providing work for illegal migrants. In some raids carried out in the northeast of England, tax inspectors are understood to have counted the number of chairs in a salon and covertly recorded the number of customers entering the shop to see if it tallied with the profits declared by the business. “You’ve sometimes got half a dozen barbers on the same street all declaring large takings and yet they’re empty most of the time — that is obviously going to raise a flag,” one official said.” Well, well, well imagine that …..
Add into that nail bars, vape shops, candy shops & car washes. They are all just money laundering fronts.
No **** Sherlock! it's been suspected by many that they're money washing hubs for years by Joe public. But why didn't the authorities notice till now ? 2 tier somethings ?
You're an evil man I'm reporting you to the Victorian Pedestrians Traffic Bypassing Appreciation Society of Sketty
