adminA television crew recording a documentary about bailiffs were stunned to find £5 million stashed in a wooden box hidden in a flat.
The money, the equivalent of about £5 million, was found by the crew stuffed in a wooden box hidden in the apartment in Silvertown, east London.The apartment is located in Wards Wharf — a collection of luxury new-builds in London’s Docklands — and is close to London City Airport.
The crew, believed to be filming a programme for a Channel 5 series, had followed the bailiffs to the property where they were executing a warrant to recover money in a separate issue.
Police were called and officers seized the cash. It has since been sent for authentication.
Police confirmed there is no suspicion of a terrorism connection.
A Metropolitan police spokesman said: “Officers in Newham have recovered $8.5 million at a residential flat.
“Police were called at approximately 10:25AM on Wednesday, June 11 to an address in Wards Wharf Apartments, E16 after a large quantity of cash was found by bailiffs who were executing a warrant there.
“Detectives from Newham are investigating.” They added that a 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of money laundering and has been released on bail to a date in mid-August. — AFP
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