LONDON – National Crime Agency (NCA) has initiated investigation into theBritish properties including Sharif family’s Avenfield properties under thenew law.

The British National Crime Agency (NCA) was granted two unexplained wealthorders (UWOs) for the first time, to look into a house and offices inLondon and the south-east.

According to the new law, the British authorities have initiated probe intothe £22 million assets of an important political personality. New powerswere being used to investigate whether British properties worth £22m werepaid for legally by an unnamed “politically exposed person”.

The NCA raided two houses in London’s South East but didn’t disclose thename of the political personality.

The NCA said it could not name the person being investigated, as they weregiven time to respond to the orders’ demand for information and documents.They have been barred from selling or transferring the properties inquestion while the inquiry is carried out.

Earlier, the Transparency International (TI) had demanded investigationinto five suspected properties including the Avenfield properties of theSharif family.