Footage shows the dramatic moment a group of Chinese money launderers – who paid £1.8 million of criminal cash into London banks – were cornered outside Park Royal's Asda.

Fen Chen, 31, and her friend Ying Lin, 27, and two associates, took bundles of bank notes into London high street banks between July 30 and August 15 last year.

In the video, released by the National Crime Agency, officers can be seen surrounding Chen shortly after she accepted a bag containing more than £300,000 in Asda's car park .

Another £180,000 of cash was discovered in hiding places at Chen's flat in nearby Bodiam Court, along with bank slips from hundreds of deposits totalling £1.8 million.

After her arrest on August 15, officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) found text messages on Chen's phone that proved another cash handover took place on July 31.

During the earlier cash exchange, the Park Royal resident was out of the country and instead sent representatives to collect the money on her behalf.

Investigators also found text messages on 30-year-old Albanian Fation Koka's phone, who handed the bag of money to Chen in the car park on August 15.

Fen Chen was arrested after accepting £300,000 of criminal cash in a Park Royal car park

In November at Kingston Crown Court Chen was convicted of four counts of money laundering. She was jailed for six years and three months on Tuesday (November 21).

Speaking after the sentencing, NCA operations manager Kevin Gee said: “Fen Chen was a prolific money launderer, able to process millions of pounds in cash in a very short period of time.

“Chen was caught red-handed in possession of around £300,000 belonging to an Albanian drugs gang."

A bag containing £300,000 was accepted by Chen outside Asda in Park Royal

Mr Gee added: “Organised crime groups rely on money launderers like Chen, who play an integral part in allowing them to benefit from and re-invest their criminal profits.

“Taking money launderers out of the chain, as we have done here, makes life far more difficult and more risky for crooks trying to clean their dirty cash.”

Fation Koka, an Albanian national, admitted two counts of money laundering

Koka, an Albanian national, previously admitted two counts of money laundering and was jailed for 21 months. He will be deported after completing his sentence.

Lin previously admitted a single charge of money laundering and was deported after being sentenced to 14 months in prison.

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