A man has been charged with money laundering after police found more than half a million pounds at an address in South Croydon at the weekend.

Police said they found £500,000 in used notes after searching a home in Brighton Road on Sunday.

Officers also discovered another £20,000 inside a car parked outside, as well as a balaclava, a rope and a hammer.

Robert Brett-Deans, 33, of Brighton Road, appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Monday charged with money laundering. He was remanded in custody until his next court appearance on Thursday.