The network is suspected of defrauding more than 200 million euros within a year and a half.
Spanish police said on Thursday they arrested the head of one of Europe’s biggest money-laundering rings with links to drug-trafficking gangs. Costa del Solin the south of the country, and used it as a cover to sell high-quality vodka to restaurants.
John Francis Morrissey, the leader of the gang and responsible for its operations in Spain, was arrested on Monday, a police spokesman told Reuters. A total of three people were arrested in Spain and one in England, according to a police report.
The network was dismantled during a joint international Europol operation “white wall“. network is suspected Fraud over 200 million Euros The police said that within a year and a half or up to 350.00 euros per day.
Links to Irish gangs
He used to A money transfer system called “Hawala”., widely used in Pakistan and the Middle East, allows funds to be transferred based on trust and without going through the banking system. Police say John Francis Morrissey has links to and is linked to the Irish Kinahan clan, a drug-trafficking group operating in Andalusia’s Costa del Sol. “He was involved in collecting large sums of money from criminal organizations operating in our country.”
The network also sold luxury brands, including a promoted vodka brand Among the best restaurants and nightclubs in southern SpainA business according to the Spanish tax authorities “Can’t support it in any way” The life of the network.
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