“I negozi di caramelle in stile americano sono in prima linea”: un esperto di riciclaggio di denaro avverte che le strade principali vengono svuotate dalla criminalità
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/american-candy-stores-money-laundering-5HjdMtk_2/
di tylerthe-theatre
12 commenti
Really? I would never have guessed. Our politicians and public authorities have let this farce spiral out of control. Every town in the country has a pic n mix of vape shops, mini-marts and barbers. Yes some are absolutely genuine but so many quite clearly aren’t.
Two new vape shops have popped up in my town recently complementing the existing two vape shops.
Don’t patronise and insult the public on this issue.
Money Laundering Expert? Pretty sure any Joe blogs could’ve told you the same thing. Do keep up
UK is a joke. Everyone on reddit has been repeating this for months and years, it’s so obvious.
The only people who can’t see it in front of their eyes are the police and anti-terrorism and money laundering investigators. Well, according to the article they finally acted on it in October.
It’s ridiculous. I have to travel a lot for work and have seen them opening up in new cities. Everyone knows what they are so I don’t understand how they’re still opening.
* Impose a tax for cash payments to certain retail sectors
Hair dressers
Launderettes
Sweet shops
Vape stores
Nail salons
* Implement a transaction cost free payment system/QR for struggling small businesses who can’t afford the visa fees
Use the tax to fund money laundering force
At least it’s prettier to look at than yet another betting shop, spoons or hair dressers.
This is the country our supposed peers have fostered.
It’s the criminal gangs hollowing the high street. They are just filling a space already created.
A symptom, not a cause
HOLY SHIT?! THESE SHOPS ARE MONEY LAUDERING OPERATIONS?!
In all seriousness not even Kaya is shocked by this
20 years late. Half the shops on any high street are money laundering fronts.
I thought this was well known and why these kinds of stores sort of vanished.
I’m just curious as to why these are considered ‘American style’. I’m from the US and haven’t seen any candy stores like this ever. We get our candy from supermarkets and drugstores, mostly. There’s occasionally a boutique candy shop that has fancy chocolates and scandinavian licorice, along with allsorts and other british candies (let’s face it, Brit candy beats the ever living pants out of US candy, don’t even @ me.)
Have just had another vape shop open in my town- the 5th. Very small town.
Dude behind the counter does not look anything other than sketchy. Has a pimped out Beemer parked out front. Allongside the barbers set up by people from green lanes Haringey.