An international drug trafficking organization that operated as a money laundering network for organized crime has been dismantled

The organization, based in Spain and linked to prominent figures in international drug trafficking, smuggled cocaine into Europe from Colombia and Panama and used luxury real estate agencies to launder both its own profits and those of other criminal organizations.

More than 1,300,000 USDT in crypto assets have been seized, dozens of bank accounts have been blocked, some of them located abroad, and more than 100 legal entities are being investigated.

In the 38 searches carried out, six handguns, a weapon of war, a silencer, various prohibited weapons – brass knuckles, tasers, electric and expandable batons and daggers – and more than 800 cartridges were seized.

The operation has culminated in the arrest of 27 people (26 in Spain and 1 in the Dominican Republic) – two of them classified as High Value Targets by EUROPOL – who are accused of the crimes of belonging to a criminal organization, drug trafficking and money laundering.

The investigation has been led by Judicial Square 5 of the Instruction Section of the Central Court of First Instance of the National Court and the Special Anti-Drug Prosecutor’s Office