Auctions of assets seized from criminals left more than 11.5 million in Spain

The Office of Asset Recovery and Management (ORGA) is subordinate to: Ministry of JusticeRaised more than €11.58 million through auctions of confiscated, confiscated or embargoed assets to criminals since 2018

In a written response to a question by the socialist MPs Isaura Leal and Antonio Hurtado, the government said: ORGA created in 2015 Its aim is to cooperate with the judicial organs and prosecutors in the discovery and effective management of assets resulting from criminal activities. 491 auctions in these four years.

The year in which the institution, which aims to invest illegally obtained profits in projects to help victims and fight organized crime, made the most tenders was between 182 and 2021. Thanks to them, ORGA generated a revenue of over 6.78 million euros.

In 2020 and 2019, ORGA held 135 auctions each year, grossed more than 2.62 million and 1.15, respectively. Meanwhile, according to data collected by Europa Press, 39 organizations were held in 2018, for which it received more than one million euros.

Electronics, art and jewelry

The government also provided data on assets and properties controlled by ORGA. As of 25 July 2022, there are a total of 13,444, 3,438 assets and 10,006 assets. The majority – 58 assets and 4,473 items – correspond to unspecified electronic goods and -1.089 assets and 1,556 items – arts and antiques.

In addition, -717 assets and 717 goods-; furniture -205 assets and 284 goods-; jewelery and watches -132 assets and 137 goods-; boats -eight assets and eight items-; machinery -14 assets and 15 goods-; or vehicles -27 assets and 30 goods-, among others.

The Executive stated that the number of assets in the transaction transferred to the General Directorate of Conservation, Administration and Realization of ORGA Assets is 3,438. In the case of the batch, each of these entities can contain several entities.

On the other hand, ORGA’s deposit and consignment account has balances in seven different currencies exceeding 92 million Euros. The government emphasizes the impossibility of giving a closed figure, taking into account the daily fluctuations of various currencies.

Source: Informacion

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