THREE people have been charged in connection with money laundering and blackmail after searches were carried out across Ireland and Britain.
The charges were made following searches at 12 properties in Northern Ireland, Sussex and Lancashire on October 2.
Five people were arrested including two men aged 39 and 54 and two women aged 31 and 48 during a search in Co. Fermanagh.
A fifth man arrested in Sussex was questioned and subsequently released.
This morning, a spokeswoman for the PSNI said: "Two men aged 39 and 54 are due at Enniskillen Magistrates Court tomorrow charged with money laundering and blackmail.
"A woman aged 48 is due at court on 23 Oct on the same charges. Another woman aged 31 has been released on bail."
The searches came following an investigation by detectives from PSNI Organised Crime Branch, working with colleagues in the South Eastern Regional Organised Crime Unit, Sussex Police and Lancashire Police into serious offences including blackmail, fraud, and money laundering.
Detective Inspector Andy Hamlin said: “This proactive operation against organised criminality was made possible because of the cooperation of multiple law enforcement agencies throughout the United Kingdom.”
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