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Libya’s Millions Seized In Britain – Where Gaddafi’s Cash Is Printed And Stored

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Libya’s Millions Seized In Britain – Where Gaddafi’s Cash Is Printed And Stored

AT Harwich docks, officials have seized a ship packed with £100 million worth of the Libyan currency, the dinar. The exact value of the haul has not been made public yet. It was on its from the UK to Libya.

Where did the money come from? Answer: a warehouse in Gateshead, where the currency is printed and stored by a firm called De La Rue.

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Posted: 4th, March 2011 | In: Key Posts, Money | Comment