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Gold Seized by NCA at Heathrow As Part of International Cartel OVER 120,000 readers fortnightly in Cranford, Harlington, Sipson, OUR Harmondsworth, Longford, Colnbrook, Langley, Stanwell Moor, Stanwell, NEXT East Bedfont, West Bedfont, Hatton Cross, Ashford, Staines and on Heathrow Airport. ISSUE ESTABLISHED 34 YEARS ~ FIRST PUBLISHED APRIL 1983 IS ON August Email: [email protected] Recipient of British Airways BRING 10 SATURDAY 27th July 2019 ISSUE NO. 954 or: [email protected] Community Champion Award BACK THE ONLY NEWSPAPER THAT CIRCULATES ON HEATHROW IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY.. Gold seized by NCA at Heathrow JULY 27 1921: Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best isolated insulin at the University of as part of international cartel Toronto. 1941: Japan invaded China. 1953: The Korean War ended with the investigation signing of a peace Gold seized by NCA at of gold, which together Nick Jariwalla, Bor- pact at Panmunjom by Heathrow as part of in- weigh around 104 kilos, der Force Heathrow Di- General William H ternational cartel inves- have now been seized rector, said: Harrison on behalf of tigation: Gold 380x225 under the Proceeds of “Taking large the UN forces and Gold worth around Crime Act, following a amounts of money or General Nam II for the £4 million has been hearing at Uxbridge gold out of the control Chinese and North seized by the National Magistrates in London. of criminal networks Korean forces. The Crime Agency as part NCA Heathrow hits them where they three-year conflict of an international in- branch commander, feel it most, in the cost an estimated five vestigation into a sus- Steve McIntyre, said: pocket. million lives. pected South American “We believe that this “This was a substan- 1980: The deposed drugs cartel. shipment was linked to tial seizure and demon- Shah of Iran died in Officers from Bor- drugs cartels operating strates how effectively Cairo’s Military Hos- der Force, acting on in- out of South America. Border Force works pital at the age of 60. telligence from the Working with partners with law enforcement On his death bed the NCA, moved in to de- overseas and in the UK partners, both at home Shah named his el- tain the shipment at we were quickly able to and abroad, to combat dest son, Prince Heathrow on 1 June. identify it and stop it’s organised crime.” Reza, as the rightful It was being trans- onward movement. heir to the Peacock ported from the Cayman “The business model throne and prayed for Islands to Switzerland, of many organised crime the overthrow of Aya- having earlier been groups relies upon the AVIAA adds UK to group network tollah Khomeini. shipped to the Caymans ability to move money 1986: American cy- on a private jet which across borders, to fund AVIAA, the world’s leading airport, Belfast clist Gregory James had arrived from Ven- further investment in only independent global International, which has LeMond became the ezuela. criminal activity. group purchasing orga- been operational for five first non-European The gold is now the “If we can stop that it nization specializing in years. cyclist to win the Tour subject of a money laun- not only causes disrup- business aviation, is Global Trek Aviation de France. dering investigation be- tion to the criminal net- pleased to announce the opened up handling ser- addition of privately- vices to business avia- 1988: A life ban was ing run by the Cayman work involved and pre- imposed by the British authorities, with the as- vents them benefiting owned Global Trek tion at Belfast Interna- Aviation to its network. tional Airport five years Amateur Athletic sistance of the NCA. from crime, it also stops Board on Olympic pole The bars and pieces that re-investment.” Global Trek Avia- ago tion, headquartered in Global Trek Aviation vaulter Jeff Gutteridge Prestwick, Scotland, is a 24/7 full service op- after two tests re- DEBT PROBLEMS? opened jet handling fa- eration, offering its own vealed the presence cilities on the south side dedicated in-house Jet of steroids in his sys- of Cardiff Airport two A1 fuel service, with its tem. 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