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Handbags, jewels, watches: Inside Singapore's dirty money auction

Handbags, jewels, watches: Inside Singapore's dirty money auction
BBC Business Wednesday 16 September 2026, 22:13 UTC 1 min read
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The BBC is inside a fortified storage facility to view luxury goods seized by Singapore police in a $2.2 billion money laundering case that are now up for auction.

The BBC is inside a fortified storage facility to view luxury goods seized by Singapore police in a $2.2 billion money laundering case that are now up for auction.
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