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Europol supports joint action against money laundering

Xinhua, November 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

European police conducted an action against money laundering which resulted in the arrest of 36 suspects, the European Police Office (Europol) said Tuesday.

A joint investigation team supported by Europol took action on Nov. 21 against a money laundering group whose members were active in Western Europe and Morocco.

The action was conducted by over 450 police officers from France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Europol provided operational support to all involved member states, including cross-matches, operational analysis and intelligence.

During the action, over 5.5 million euros (5.8 million U.S. dollars) in cash was seized, along with two semi-automatic weapons and ammunition.

European police have investigated the group since 2015, which was involved in drug trafficking throughout Western Europe. Endit