Five charged with alleged £12 million money laundering and VAT fraud operation
ByJamie Beatson
Five people have been charged with a £12 million money laundering and VAT fraud operation, tax bosses have said.
Four men and one woman were arrested in an joint operation by HMRC and Police Scotland over the last week.
All five have now been charged with VAT fraud and money laundering offences and with directing or being involved with serious organised crime.
HMRC said the value of the alleged fraud came to a total of £12 million.
The arrests were made between Thursday, March 21 and Monday, March 25.
Two men, aged 56 and 34, and a 54-year-old woman from Bathgate, a 61-year-old man from Cambuslang and a 47-year-old man from Giffnock were those arrested.
