This National Police stoped Alicante, August and Mutxamel A criminal complaint was filed against eight people aged between 22 and 59. close to four million Euros from profits from drug trafficking. 7 of those arrested were defended by the prosecutor’s office. lawyer Aitor Esteban Gallastegui, They were charged with separate charges of money laundering and illicit dealings, and all were released after some appeared in police stations and the rest in the Alicante and San Vicente del Raspeig sentinel courts.
While 9 vehicles and a large amount of computer equipment were confiscated during the operation, 16 real estates were blocked by court order. Mansion purchased in Orihuela.
The Alicante Provincial Judicial Police Brigade Money Laundering Group began investigations after five people were arrested for drug trafficking in Alicante and La Vila Joiosa at the end of 2021. The police then intervened 21 kilos of cocaine on the beach of San Juan and arrested a man considered to be one of the main drug traffickers in the state and thought to be the head of a South American-based organization dedicated to large-scale drug trafficking that distributes large quantities of cocaine to the state of Alicante.
Research
After these arrests Kasar Group He began his research to find out his fate. illegal funds obtained from the sale of drugs. According to police, some members of the network were part of commercial companies and engaged in legitimate business activities that could be used to channel funds of illegal origin.
Following this research, the main managers of the organization, together with their family members and people around them, invested in real estate and in commercial activities of various nature.
The National Police confirmed the purchase and restoration of a mansion in the center of Orihuela, as well as a rural house for catering establishments in Quatretondeta. there were others commercial buildings in Alicante. All these acquisitions were financed with money from drug trafficking and allowed them to make legitimate profits from money laundering of illegal origin. Agencies have accredited investments for a beauty center, a car mechanic, a fast food place, and even a playground.
Eight people were arrested in Alicante, Muchamiel and Agost in mid-February, where four homes and a commercial building were also searched, after all suspicious properties and those involved in the money laundering scheme were identified.
The National Police confirmed that they have 16 properties locked inside Alicante, Santa Pola, Orihuela, Busot, Mutxamel and Quatretondetaas well as confiscating nine vehicles and a large number of computer equipment.
Investigators from the Money Laundering Group collaborating with other officials from the Provincial Judicial Police Brigade and Dog Guides Unit The Provincial Police Department estimates that this criminal organization may have brought about four million euros into legal action in the period 2019-2022. All this money comes mainly from drug trafficking, and the network has used its closest relatives and trustees for investments.