Europol has announced the arrest of 17 individuals involved in a criminal parallel banking organization that provided money laundering services across Europe, including the exchange of cryptocurrencies for cash. The operation, conducted on January 14, 2025, in Austria, Belgium, and Spain, followed previous successful actions against migrant smugglers. The arrested individuals, primarily of Chinese and Syrian nationality, are suspected of facilitating illegal banking services, including hawala banking and cash courier services, to various criminal networks. Law enforcement seized assets worth over €4.5 million, including €183,000 in cryptocurrency, cash, bank accounts, real estate, vehicles, and firearms. This dismantling of the criminal network is considered significant, as it was linked to the laundering of over €21 million in illicit proceeds, serving a diverse clientele through social media advertising. Europol’s involvement included deploying experts to assist national investigators in tracking down the network’s operations.

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