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| Police investigate alleged fraud linked to Heathrow security passes | |
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| Detectives are investigating alleged fraud linked to Heathrow airport security passes, it has emerged. | Detectives are investigating alleged fraud linked to Heathrow airport security passes, it has emerged. |
| Two women, aged 20 and 24, were arrested on 28 July and bailed until November on suspicion of fraud and money laundering, Scotland Yard said. | Two women, aged 20 and 24, were arrested on 28 July and bailed until November on suspicion of fraud and money laundering, Scotland Yard said. |
| Since the arrests, other matters have arisen, the police said, which are believed to relate to airside security passes at Heathrow, one of the busiest airports in the world. The concern is believed to be around the processing of passes, according to Sky News. However, Scotland Yard said there was “no evidence that airside passes have been sold”. | |
| A Metropolitan police spokeswoman confirmed two women had been arrested. “They have been arrested in relation to an allegation that money has been fraudulently taken from a bank account,” she said. “Other matters have come to light during the inquiries and form part of the ongoing investigation.” |