Group was being investigated since 2020
Europol, together with Eurojust, dismantled a drug trafficking and money laundering network in Scotland, and arrested 13 suspects in Spain and the United Kingdom, it was announced today.
Five people were arrested on Friday in Malaga and Barcelona, and the rest in Lanarkshire, Glasgow and West Lothian.
The group, which had been investigated since 2020, introduced hundreds of kilos of cocaine into Scotland and laundered millions of euros through an international network.
The network was run from Spain and the United Arab Emirates. In the United Kingdom, several cases of violence linked to drug trafficking have been recorded.
Authorities analyzed large volumes of data and encrypted communications, which confirmed the organization’s actions.
In addition to Europol – European Union Agency for Police Cooperation and Eurojust – European Union Agency for Judicial Cooperation, the Civil Guard, Police Scotland, the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency, as well as authorities from the United Arab Emirates and Turkey also participated in this operation.
