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Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has called for greater action against lawyers and accountants who allegedly help organised crime gangs launder money and disguise the proceeds of drug trafficking. He accused successive SNP governments of failing to tackle professionals who provide criminal networks with legitimacy. Former justice secretary Kenny MacAskill backed calls for action, saying lawyers and accountants had sometimes been linked to suspicious property dealings. The Law Society of Scotland said it took a “zero-tolerance approach” to solicitors involved in criminal conduct and cited three lawyers jailed in 2023 over a £1.5m money-laundering operation, while the Faculty of Advocates said its members could not hold third-party funds. The Scottish Government and Police Scotland said tackling organised crime remained a priority.
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