Overview
- Seven ‘Suisse 1 kilo’ gold bars worth about £700,000 were found in a car reported as suspicious at Manchester Airport late on October 30.
- Two men, aged 49 and 45, were arrested on November 3 after arriving from Dubai and remain in custody on suspicion of money laundering.
- Officers searching the suspects’ luggage recovered an estimated £1 million in additional gold and jewellery.
- Further searches at addresses in Bradford uncovered more gold bars worth about £60,000, a £30,000 watch and a sum of cash.
- Police describe the haul as the largest gold seizure in GMP’s history and have appealed for information, including anonymous tips via Crimestoppers.