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[VIDEO] Stop in the Marina Alta the head of a criminal group dedicated to introduce cocaine in Europe

25 March 2019 - 12: 03

Agents of the National Police have arrested in the town of Calpe a man of 51 years and Dutch nationality, as alleged perpetrator of a crime against public health and money laundering.

With this detention, a criminal organized group of Dutch citizens living in the Province of Alicante specialized in the illicit traffic of narcotic substances and the subsequent money laundering of the benefits obtained through this illegal activity has been dismantled.

The operation has been jointly developed by the Money Laundering Group of Alicante of the Provincial Judicial Police Brigade of Alicante and the Noroeste II Team of the Dutch Judicial Police.

The first phase of the investigation culminated in the Netherlands with the seizure in January of the 2017 year of 3.279 kilos of cocaine in a container of bananas imported from Colombia.

The profits obtained by the Criminal Group were laundered in Spain through the real estate activity of a Spanish merchant located in the town of Alfaz del Pi (Alicante).

A joint operational action has been carried out internationally in Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain, which culminated in the arrest of the organization's main leaders.

In Spain, a Dutch citizen of 51 years was detained, specifically the son of the leader of the criminal organization investigated. This person was in charge of laundering the benefit obtained through international drug trafficking, which according to the Dutch authorities would exceed 80.000.000 €. Once arrested he was immediately extradited to the Netherlands for the continuation of the investigation in that country.

During the police operation in Alicante, the residence and headquarters of the main leader of the criminal organization in Spain was registered, a luxury villa located in the town of Calpe (Alicante). It also proceeded to the registration of a real estate in Alfaz del Pi (Alicante) from where allegedly bleached the benefits obtained.

Money laundering, modus operandi

With the money coming from the Netherlands as a result of drug trafficking and simulating the existence of loans between companies, they financed the Spanish merchant, which in turn acquired luxury real estate or unbuilt land in areas of the north coast of the province of Alicante.

In the case of acquiring land without building, this mercantile company was the promoter for the construction of luxury single-family homes, which were commercialized through the Alfaz del Pi real estate (Alicante) object of the registry.

If the properties are already built, their rent is managed through said real estate.

The performance of these properties supported the high standard of living of the main leaders of the organization, based in Calpe (Alicante), a town that they had converted into their center of operations.

The agents proceeded to the seizure of four high-end vehicles used by the criminal organization, as well as the blockade of a total of eight real estate properties whose value exceeds five million euros.

The detainee was extradited to the Netherlands and placed at the disposal of the Dutch Prosecutor's Office for the continuation of the investigation.

1 Comment
  1. Josep says:

    Good job of the police, collaborating with international authorities


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