Where a money laundering offence is charged additionally to the principal offence from which the proceeds derived and involves no additional criminality, the sentence for the money laundering offence should be wholly concurrent with the principal offence sentences. The prosecutorial practice of laying such additional charges is disapproved. The CDPP has been directed to take note of this line of authority.
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