london britain say monday would create new national economic crime center crack hard money launder drug dealers people traffickers expect net 90 billion pound 120.3 billion year unit exist national crime agency nca center task coordinate national response among agencies tackle money launder fraud increase confiscation crime proceed britain interior minister amber rudd say new initiative part package measure response review country economic crime agencies measure announce today significantly improve ability tackle serious case economic crime ensure agencies tool investment need investigate prosecute confiscate criminal assets rudd say statement britain plan exit european union 2019 raise fear bonfire regulation could occur thereafter result city london lose top global financial center rank strengthen integrity britain financial center top priority package also include propose new laws would allow new center directly task serious fraud office sfo investigate bad offenders step buttress sfo whose future standalone entity doubt sfo director david green due step next year separately monday attorney general office government department say sfo would continue act independent organization support multi-agency response lead nca begin recruitment sfo next director soon ago say statement government estimate financial fraud cost country 6.8 billion pound year 100 pound per person rudd chair new economic crime strategic board ensure right resources allocate across law enforcement agencies tackle economic crime interior ministry statement say modest portion criminal proceed confiscate package announce monday make commitments seize criminal assets great use exist power sfo nca tax authorities also review exist rule confiscate proceed crime order improve process confiscation order make apply 0.7479 pound britain step battle money launder