In a notable case of money laundering, 49-year-old Simonas Moise has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for attempting to smuggle around £720,000 out of the UK. The incident, which occurred on Monday, June 6, 2023, unfolded as Moise was trying to leave the UK via the Channel Tunnel.
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Moise’s van attracted the attention of security staff, prompting Kent Police officers to search. They discovered approximately 90 separate bundles of cash concealed in a secret compartment within the side panelling of the seemingly empty van.