A 58-year-old man from Gasteren – according to sources, it is Theo E. – will remain in custody for fourteen days longer. The examining magistrate has decided that. He is suspected of involvement in various constructions in which money and goods have been laundered.
The money laundering was done through real estate transactions, car trading, unexplained cash deposits and sponsorship deals in motocross sport. In addition, there is a suspicion of VAT fraud in the car trade. On Tuesday, the FIOD and the Public Prosecution Service conducted several raids across the Netherlands, including the 58-year-old main suspect from Gasteren.
A total of seven residents of Drenthe are suspected in the extensive money laundering case. A 57-year-old woman from Gasteren is still being interrogated by the FIOD and the police. This also applies to 55-year-old Jumbo CEO Frits van Eerd from Heeswijk Dinther, who is also a suspect. They will remain in custody for the time being.
The five other suspects, a 48-year-old woman from Gasteren, a 50-year-old woman from Assen, a 33-year-old man from Assen, a 46-year-old man from Assen and a 68-year-old man from Rosmalen, have been released for the time being after the interrogations. . They remain suspect in the investigation.
Earlier, a 33-year-old man from Assen was provisionally released. This man also remains a suspect in the investigation.