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Man arrested at Heathrow over £400,000 in suitcase

National Crime Agency A suitcase filled with tightly packed bundles of of sterling banknotes, secured with rubber bands. The notes are arranged neatly inside the open suitcaseNational Crime Agency
Border Force stopped the man as he tried to board a flight to Turkey

A man has been charged with money laundering after £400,000 was found in a suitcase at Heathrow Airport.

The Austrian national was arrested by Border Force staff at the west London airport on Wednesday as he tried to board a flight to Turkey, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.

Nearly 11,000 Euros (about £9,150) was found in a carry-on backpack, which was also seized, the agency said.

The man was due to appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on Friday.

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