Three men to appear in court charged in connection with multi-million fraud and money-laundering operation

Officers from the Police Service’s Economic Crime Unit, who carried out a search and arrest operation on November 7 as part of an investigation into a multi-million pound fraud and money-laundering operation, have charged three men.

A 39-year-old man has been charged with three counts of Possession of Articles for Use in Frauds, one count of conspiracy, and one count of entering into an arrangement by virtue of the Proceeds of Crime Act.A 40-year-old man has been charged with 22 counts of Possession of Articles for use in Frauds, one count of Fraud by False Representation, two counts of conspiracy, and two counts of entering into an arrangement by virtue of the Proceeds of Crime Act.A 44-year-old man has been charged with seven counts of Possession of Articles for Use in Frauds, one count of conspiracy, and one count of entering into an arrangement by virtue of the Proceeds of Crime Act.They are due to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court on Friday 2nd December.As is usual procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.

It is understood that the searches and arrests were conducted in the Belfast area in partnership with officers from the Tactical Support Group, the Police Service's Dog Unit and Woodbourne Neighbourhood Policing Team.