A man will stand trial in the new year accused of laundering thousands of pounds in dirty cash.

Douglas Dawson, 24, is said to have withdrawn £69,900 from his bank account in cash, knowing it was the proceeds of criminal activity.

The nature of that alleged criminal activity was not spelled out in open court on Friday afternoon.

However, prosecutor Michael Forster, instructed by Oxfordshire County Council’s trading standards department said one of the alleged victims was in his 70s.

Appearing before Oxford Crown Court on Friday afternoon, tanned Dawson, of Hornbeam Way, Waltham Cross, pleaded not guilty to three money laundering charges.

The offences were said to have been committed between January 7 and February 13, 2020.

Judge Ian Pringle QC bailed him to return to court for the trial on January 23 next year.

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