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15 people have been arrested, Europol announced in The Hague on Friday. During the investigation, 17 tons of cocaine were seized, which would have a sales value of several billion euros. According to Europol, assets worth 80 million euros were seized during the action on Thursday.
It is about one of the most active drug networks in Brazil, which has flooded Europe with huge shipments of cocaine. The gang’s entire infrastructure was destroyed, Europol said, from suppliers in Paraguay to shipping and money laundering organizations.
37 objects were searched, 173 vehicles and one aircraft were seized and the accounts of 147 individuals and 66 companies were blocked. According to the information, steps have also been taken in Spain to seize gang members’ assets.
The investigations into “Operation Hinterland” lasted two years, according to the European police authority. Researchers from Latin America and Europe struck on Thursday. The action was directed from two Brazilian command centers. The police in France and Spain were also involved.
The investigation started after a tip from the German customs. In December 2020, he seized 316 kilos of cocaine in the northern German port city of Hamburg. There would be a Brazilian company behind it.
According to Europol, the detectives then succeeded in uncovering transport routes. Accordingly, the gang smuggled the hidden cocaine from Paraguay in trucks and then exported it to Europe.
(SDA)
Source: Blick
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