Name: Operation FRYING PAN/DEHESA
Crime Area: Money laundering and drug trafficking
Action day: 21 February 2023
Participating countries: Spain
Authorities involved: National Guard (Guardia Civil) and Tax Authority (Agencia Tributaria)
- Arrests: 12 arrests and 16 house searches
- Assets recovered: 3.6 tonnes of hashish and over €1.5 million in cash
- Modus operandi: The criminal organisation was involved in hashish trafficking and laundered the ill-gotten profits through the misuse of legal business structures.
Europol’s contribution: Europol’s European Financial and Economic Crime Centre provided intelligence and analytical and operational support since the onset of the case. One of its specialist was deployed to Spain for the action day.
EMPACT: Yes - Criminal Finances, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery
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