1.5 MILLION EUROS LAUNDERED IN MURCIA

The Tax agency of Murcia has uncovered a criminal gang who have been laundering money through the construction industry.

Three people have been arrested and accused of “washing” 1.5 million euros. The operation was codenamed Bolos by the Guardia Civil, and the investigation has been ongoing since 2009.

Agents detected movements of huge sums of money for which no tax was ever paid. Those involved had previously been arrested for crimes against the tax office.

House searches have been carried out in Torres de Cotillas and Murcia, where 71,000 euros in cash was confiscated, together with three luxury cars, one high cylinder motorbike, 3 official stamps, and a semiautomatic rifle with 70 bullets.