Clampdown on dirty money in London has candy stores in its sights

Public, private and third sector bodies aim to rid London of image as ‘laundromat for dirty money’.

Take a walk along Oxford Street, the famous shopping thoroughfare in London’s West End, and you may be struck by the amount of candy on offer. There are 30 stores selling American candy and cheap souvenirs – dubbed ‘tat’ by Londoners – within a one mile area in the district,

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