Two people from Eindhoven were arrested on Wednesday morning in a large investigation into the money laundering of criminal money and the production of and trading in drugs. Several raids are currently taking place throughout the country, also in Brabant. The arrested men are 41 and 39 years old.
Two Limburgers of 43 and 53 years have also been arrested. In the meantime, 29 houses and buildings in Brabant, Gelderland and Limburg have been searched by the police.
In Brabant the raids take place in the municipalities of Eindhoven, Helmond, Someren and Halderberge.
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Among other things, cash, luxury goods, administration and data carriers are being sought. More arrests are not excluded, the police report.
The raids follow on an investigation that started in the autumn of 2023. Then the police came in information about suspected criminal money flows at a company in Venray in Limburg, money that was earned with drug trafficking.
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Personnel salary would partly be paid in cash and invoices would be performed in the administration without a service provided.
Due to the alleged criminal money, the company could offer its services cheaper than competing companies. The police do not say what kind of company it is.
Role of Eindhoven players
One of the two arrested men from Eindhoven is the owner of the Venray company. Furthermore, this is a man of 43 from the municipality of Horst aan de Maas and a 53 woman from Venray.
Whether and to what extent they are involved in, among other things, money laundering and drug trafficking is being investigated even further. The suspects are in full limitations. That means that they can only have contact with their lawyer.