Businesswoman arrested at Manchester Airport charged with drugs conspiracy and money laundering

A businesswoman arrested at Manchester Airport has been charged with drug offences. Faye Dunn, 38, was held at the airport on Monday.

She has since been charged with conspiracy to supply a Class B drug and money laundering, the Liverpool Echo reports. Ms Dunn, from Huyton, was remanded in custody during a hearing at Liverpool Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

According to the Echo, Ms Dunn is a mother-of-two and a former director of Merseyside businesses, including a restaurant and a popular children's play centre.

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Merseyside Police said the arrest came as part of Operation Venetic, the investigation into the EncroChat network which was hacked by European law enforcement. A spokesperson for the force said: "A woman from Huyton has been charged with drug offences as part of Operation Venetic.

"On Monday 13 June officers arrested a woman at Manchester Airport on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class B drugs. Faye Dunn, 38 years of Kingsway Parade, Kingsway has been charged with conspiracy to supply a Class B drug and money laundering on Tuesday 14 June."

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