
Spain authorities froze the accounts of the proposed members of the Russian criminal group on the eve of the expected members of the Russian criminal. The accounts are less than 12 million euros. The detainees are suspected of legalizing criminal income, the Mundo newspaper reports on Saturday with reference to the data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
According to the newspaper, in addition to laundering illegally acquired capital, the detainees may be made in membership in the criminal community, tax evasion, and for falsification of official documents, including financial ones.
It is noted that as a result of the operation to detain the alleged mafia, 200 thousand euros, 23 high -class cars, a large number of art of arts, yacht and firearms were also seized.
According to media reports, the Spanish police on Friday during a large -scale operation, under the code name Troika, detained 20 alleged members of the Tambov criminal group.
The detentions were made in Madrid and Barcelona, as well as in the province of Malaga, Valencia, Alikant and in the Balearian Islands, where the suspects have expensive real estate. The operation was carried out by the Main Commissariat of the Legal Police of Spain under the leadership of the investigator of the National Judicial Chamber of Balthasar Garson and the special prosecutor's office to combat corruption.
More than 400 employees of the National Police of Spain participated in the operation, which was carried out with the assistance of the special services of the United States, Switzerland, Russia and Germany, including special forces, and the Civil Guard (gendarmerie).