The National Crime Agency (NCA) has obtained a freezing order halting the sale of 17 addresses as part of an ongoing investigation into a Leeds businessman with suspected links to serious organised criminals.

This Property Freezing Order (PFO), which was granted last week by the High Court, covers properties in Leeds, Cheshire and London worth approximately £10.5 million. These are all under the control of 39-year-old Mansoor Mahmood Hussain.

As part of the same investigation, the NCA obtained a serious organised crime Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) relating to eight properties in July 2019 and in January secured a £1.13 million Account Freezing Order...