FIVE people have been arrested in a money laundering and immigration investigation in Hereford.
Police said three warrants were executed in Union Street as part of a "multiple agency investigation", with large amounts of cash, electronic devices and paperwork found.
Four men and one woman were arrested after the searches yesterday (April 11).
The woman and one of the men are suspected of money laundering, while the other men were arrested on suspicion of both money laundering and immigration offences.
They have been released on bail.
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A spokesperson for Hereford Cops said: "Three warrants were executed at properties in Union Street in the town. When officers searched the premises large sums of cash were seized along with electronic devices and paperwork.
"One woman aged 60 and a man aged 71 were arrested on suspicion of money laundering.
"Three men, aged 42, 45 and 56, were arrested on suspicion of money laundering and immigration offences.
"They have now been released on bail."
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