judge national audience Ismael Moreno offered judging 14 peopleMost of them were Ukrainian and Latvian citizens, allegedly part of an international network dedicated to the illegal arms smuggling and laundering of illegal funds through a Barcelona and Alicante-based corporate structure, where two people were arrested in Calp and El Campello in November. 2020.
It was collected by the head of the European Publishing House in a car from the same Monday. Central court of Instruction No. 2 He claims that this group is trying to give a legal appearance to the purchase of the assets of shipping companies that charter ships to transport weapons supplies.
In the decision, the magistrate explains the operation of those under investigation through an investigation. society named Lumar and the different branches of the United Nations dedicated to sending ships to transport weapons to countries in the course of war without prior permission.
international embargoes
The magistrate reminds that this is a violation of international embargoes, because the network brings military supplies, avoiding customs checks and therefore sanctions that may be imposed.
As detailed by the judge, the persons under investigation conducted this operation for twenty years, and two of the most responsible, in particular, Alexejs Dircenkolike President of Lumar Shipping GroupAnd Victor Murenko as directors, together with the third parties investigated, they would “create an economic structure that would introduce partially or wholly illegally sourced assets and capital into the Spanish financial system.”
The “ultimate goal” of the network
The judge notes that each of the investigated played a specific role in a complex operation whose “ultimate target” was “the laundering of illegal profits from organized fraud and arms smuggling.”
“Therefore, the investigated organization Led by names like Oleg Etnarovych and Sergi Motsman from UkraineIt continues that Viktor Murenko under investigation will be part of a higher or middle echelon that handles the concealment of money from criminal activities on Spanish soil.”
According to the judge, “the forms those investigated used to use capital held abroad in Spain” were through transfers between international accounts, which were later repaid in cash at ATMs. “The persons under investigation took some extreme measures in their movement of funds to avoid being noticed by the authorities,” the decision said.
Among these measures, he adds: ” Cash transport from France to Spain, Activate and activate reimbursement or limit payment measures not to exceed amounts, as well as going to financial institutions where there are no significant numbers of workers at certain times to coincide with a less stringent border police check. prevention alarms of banking institutions or supervisory bodies”.
The trainer accuses those being investigated with crimes of affiliation. criminal organization and money launderingthe illegal activity of corruption and illicit trade in defense and dual-use military material as premise offences.
Finally, Judge Moreno notifies the prosecution to make a request within a period of ten days. opening of oral proceedings formulating a written charge or requesting the dismissal of the case.