Seven charged over money laundering after Bradford raids

FIVE men and two women, including two from Bradford, were charged today in connection with a suspected multimillion-pound money-laundering operation.
By The Newsroom
Published 20th May 2011, 16:29 BST

The seven people have been charged with conspiracy to launder the proceeds of crime and have been released on conditional bail to appear before Manchester Magistrates’ Court on June 6.

The charges follow a 10-month investigation, codenamed Operation Enigma, which culminated in raids across the North West, Bradford and Nottinghamshire on Wednesday.

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Officers searched 18 addresses, as well as five businesses, including money services businesses and an accountant, and the operation involved 250 HMRC criminal investigators with support from local police forces.

The operation is investigating suspected laundering of more than £200 million.

The seven charged at Oldham police station are: Mohammed Aslam Jalal, 71, of Bolton Road, Rochdale; Khalida Sheikh, 55, of Bolton Road, Rochdale; Nouman Tariq, 34, of Ashley Close, Rochdale; Aneela Sheikh, 31, of Ashley Close, Rochdale; Shafaqat Ali, 42, of Emma Street, Rochdale; Osmaan Rashid, 29, of Ellercroft Avenue, Bradford; and Jawad Ahmed, 42, of Middlebrook Way, Bradford.