One of the nine suspects in the large money laundering investigation, a 33-year-old man from Assen, has been released for the time being. That is what the Public Prosecution Service says. The man remains a suspect in the investigation.
The other eight suspects are still in custody, they were arrested last Tuesday, just like the Assenaar. The suspects are still in custody. This means that they may only have contact with their lawyer.
On Tuesday, several raids were carried out across the Netherlands by the FIOD and the Public Prosecution Service. The main suspect is a 58-year-old man from the municipality of Aa and Hunze. He is suspected of involvement in the laundering of large amounts of money and goods and VAT fraud. According to sources, it concerns Theo E. from Gasteren. His home was also raided.
Het Financieele Dagblad previously reported on the basis of sources surrounding the criminal investigation that Jumbo CEO Frits van Eerd is one of the suspects.
