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NEWS: UK officials seize £1.7m property owned by company in the British Virgin Islands

NEWS: British Virgin Islands confirms general public won't be able to access its beneficial ownership register

By Paul O’Donoghue

A property valued at £1.7 million was among almost £6 million in assets recovered by UK officials as part of a probe into an international money laundering network.

The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said that as part of the probe, it obtained a recovery order last week to seize funds valued at £1.1 million from various bank accounts.

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