Also detected was arrested at Glyfada 52 years old A Greek citizen, of Albanian origin, who was wanted with European Arrest Warrant as managing member of a criminal organization which deals with collection and distribution of large sums of money in the Netherlands originating from drug trade, after many months of cooperation of the Drug Prosecution Department of the Operational Directorate of the S.D.O.E. Attica with the corresponding Dutch Authorities

The criminal organization trafficked on a daily basis, through an “underground” banking system using encrypted communications, large sums of money and it is estimated that for a period of about 10 months, amounts of the order of 250,000,000 euros were trafficked.

In a search conducted at the residence of the arrested person, sums of money were found and seized in banknotes from various countries, including Euros, US dollars, Canadian dollars, Australian dollars, Swiss francs, Turkish lira, United Arab Emirates Dirhams and South African Rand.

Also confiscated were mobile phones, including a mobile phone used for encrypted conversations through special applications, a tablet, a digital disc and SIM cards.

The Operational Directorate of S.D.O.E. Attica continues to cooperate with the respective Dutch Authorities and with the competent Judicial Authorities of the country, as there are reasonable suspicions of money laundering in Greece from criminal activities.