New economic crime centre will tackle money-laundering

Drug and people trafficking to be targeted by £90bn-a-year body

The new centre will be part of the National Crime Agency
The new centre will be part of the National Crime Agency
(Image credit: Dan Kitwood/AFP/Getty Images)

Britain is to crack down on money-laundering by creating a national economic crime centre that will target drug dealers and people traffickers.

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