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Date Time Pyramid scheme leads to NZ’s largest ever forfeiture A money laundering investigation linked to a multi-national pyramid scheme has led to New Zealand’s largest ever forfeiture under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009. The High Court has approved a settlement between Police and Xiaohua (known as Edward) Gong that enables the forfeiture of over $70 million. Police first restrained the property in March 2017 following an investigation into suspicious funds deposited in New Zealand bank accounts between 2009 and 2016. The funds were identified as being profits from the pyram...

Police seize assets worth over $70 million in money laundering investigation © Getty NZ Policemen on duty patrol the streets of Queenstown Police have seized over $70 million - mostly cash - linked to an international pyramid scheme in China and Canada. The High Court has approved a settlement between Police and Xiaohua (known as Edward) Gong that enables the forfeiture of over $70m. It is New Zealand's largest ever forfeiture under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009. In a statement, police said they first restrained the property in March 2017 following an investigation into suspici...

A man is arrested by armed security forces outside Greggs at the Twin Spires Centre, Northumberland Street off the Falls Road, Belfast. Detective Inspector Hamilton said: “At 9am on Saturday as part of a proactive policing operation into criminality linked to the INLA, a car was stopped in the west Belfast area resulting in the recovery of a firearm and ammunition. “Two men, aged 23 and 27, were arrested at the scene on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery, encouraging or assisting an offence, and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. “A short time later a 30-year o...

A firearm, ammunition and a quantity of suspected drugs was seized by police in west Belfast on Tuesday evening. Detectives from the Paramilitary Crime Task (PCTF) searched the property as part of an ongoing operation into suspected drugs criminality linked to the INLA. During the search of the property, the officers seized a firearm, ammunition, a Taser, suspected cocaine, amphetamine and cannabis – alongside a quantity of cash. A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a class A drug, possession of a class B drug and firearms offences and possessing criminal property....