The arrests were made during a special action day, the police report. In addition, raids were made in ten different places. It concerns six houses in Geldermalsen, two in Deil, a house in Meteren and in Gorinchem. For searches, drugs, money, several cars and safes with weapons were seized. Computers and telephones have also been taken.
Earlier in the same investigation, two suspects were arrested last year, including a 34-year-old man who mainly stayed in Dubai, the police said. The police tracked down the organization through messages from the Cryptocommunication Service Sky ECC. The service was cracked by the investigation services in 2021.