British court seized dinosaur skeletons worth $16.1 million from businessman

London's highest Court has ordered the confiscation of a unique paleontological collection worth $16.1 million from Singaporean businessman Su Binhai, linked to a £2.5 billion money laundering case. This was reported on November 5 by The Times newspaper.

"The fossils were confiscated in accordance with the Proceeds of Crime Act after a settlement with the National Crime Agency," the material says, citing court documents.

According to the publication, the collection includes a 5.42 m long stegosaurus skeleton and two allosaur skeletons, an adult and a young one, dating back to the Jurassic period (145-157 million years). All the samples were discovered in Wyoming (USA) in 2002. In addition to paleontological rarities, nine luxury apartments in Westminster and a collection of Chinese antiques were seized.

A representative of the Christie's auction house confirmed full cooperation with law enforcement agencies. Su Binhai is on the international wanted list on suspicion of fraud for $3 billion. Earlier, he and his wife had already returned $316 million to the state as part of a cooperation agreement with the investigation.

On October 23, 2023, the Spanish National Police announced that they had seized 60 million euros worth of gold products illegally exported from Ukraine. The offices of the Attache of Internal Affairs of Bulgaria, Ukraine, Albania, North Macedonia and Cyprus, as well as the Department of International Cooperation, assisted in the investigation. It was noted that the products are Greco-Scythian artifacts dating back to the VIII–IV centuries BC.

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