London police arrest unnamed millionaire

Following the Russian attack on Ukraine, the National Crime Agency has intensified its investigations into Russian oligarchs in the UK. Now the investigators seem to have caught a very big fish.

Luxury north London mansion: Russian businessman Mikhail Fridman bought the Athlone House in 2016 for £65million.

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The British National Crime Agency (NCA) has at the weekend reported a spectacular arrest: On December 1, around fifty officers in a major raid arrested a 58-year-old Russian businessman at his multi-million dollar London residence. The man was arrested on suspicion of money laundering, attempted fraud at the Ministry of the Interior and incitement to perjury.

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