Marbella is the center of Europe's main seizure of cryptocurrency related to drug trafficking

Agents of the National Police, in cooperation with the Dutch National Police, $17 million in interception and fraud technology. Major confiscation of virtual currencies linked to organizations dedicated to drug trafficking in Europe.

Los agents han detenido a three people of Dutch originentre ellas al cabecilla del grupo crime que se había Installed in Marbella para blanquear el moneyo que obtenía con las estafas mediate la acquisición de bienes muebles e imuebles de grand valor que pónía nombre de terzos, ha indicado la Policía Nacional en un comunicado.

The main investigation, que cambiaba de domicilio semanalmente for the habilitar of localization, empleaba las Instant messaging apps Publicitarse y ganarse la confianza de sus victims que le realizaban transferencias para converter sus cryptomonedas en moneda corriente.

You understand that tres registrosone in the Netherlands, two in Spain, in the Malaga cities of Mijas and Marbella, resulting in more than €850,000 in cash, 16 high-end watches, a large quantity of mobile phones and jewelery worth over half a million euros.

The investigation began when agents learned that an individual had committed a crime A lot for CryptomonedasYou are a secret to a Spain trasladado y tratar de blanquear el dinero obtenido de manera fraudulenta. Likewise, investigations have focused on ancestors who allegedly collaborated in money laundering.

The director investigated

The director investigated crimes involving fraud. Countertop (OTC), que consists of en Transactions that do not pass through Bolsasino que se formalize directamente entre dos partes.

It is a type of negotiation in which the parties involved buy and sell assets directly without government intermediaries, so that both parties privately agree on terms and prices. Approx lack of control The investigator used it to carry out his illegal activities.

Use instant apps for presentation. trust persona Different transactions with Cryptomonedas realizar. Victims contacted him to convert their virtual money into real money.

Primero le realizaban una transferusually de quantities bajas, que resolvía de forma satisfactoria, ganándose así su confianza. Sin embargo, en las siguientes transferencias, las victimas aumentaban la quantidad de cryptomonedas que transferían y el vestigado no efectaba ningún envío de moneda corriente, incrementando ilícitamente su monedes.

Los agents conducted the basic investigation He would deceive the victims of various European countries.

Cambiaba de domicile cada seman

Arrested, countless medidas de guridad. Cambiaba de domicilio de manera semanal, Different viviendas to let y además portaba siempre consigo los materiales informáticos for la comisión de su actividad illegal. This made it difficult to find the place, because when the agents found out where they were, they moved to another house.

Además, las cryptomonedas, llevaba a cabo transferencias and los conocidos como Monederos “frios” a fin de que ninguna persona de confianza que conociera las contraseñas y palabras “semilla” pudieras transferras. In this way, the possible action of the police was prevented.

Researchers are registered in Países Bajos más de medio millón de euros y grand candidad de effects de lujo. Later, while investigating the house belonging to the boss's relatives, the agents found a safe with 238 thousand euros in cash and numerous documents and mobile phones, a watch with an additional value of more than 600 thousand euros.

Policies are allowed Find El cabecilla in Marbella (Málaga) last September where he was arrested as a possible perpetrator of heritage crimes and a European Arrest and Extradition Warrant was also in force. Register during the stay, intervinieron hours, at a price of 16,000 euros.