Three arrested in suspected PPE fraud worth millions
- last year
Three people including a husband and wife have been arrested in an NCA investigation linked to international PPE fraud.
Officers carried out searches at two properties in Loughborough and one in Lytham St Annes this morning, where they made the arrests and seized a number of high value items, including a car, jewellery, watches and digital devices.
Evidence of significant cash purchases was also recovered.
A man in his 50s from Loughborough is suspected of setting up a UK company solely for running a fraudulent scheme that would allow him to profit from PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) shortages during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
Officers carried out searches at two properties in Loughborough and one in Lytham St Annes this morning, where they made the arrests and seized a number of high value items, including a car, jewellery, watches and digital devices.
Evidence of significant cash purchases was also recovered.
A man in his 50s from Loughborough is suspected of setting up a UK company solely for running a fraudulent scheme that would allow him to profit from PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) shortages during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.