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The international investigation Operation Candy exposed a large-scale criminal network operating across Europe, Asia and Australia, involved in drug trafficking and money laundering. The successful operation resulted in 15 arrests and the seizure of assets worth four million euros.
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nachrichten.atIn the "Candy" campaign, 20 house searches were carried out and four million dollars (around 3.5 million euros) of assets were confiscated.
Not only were fifteen suspects arrested, 1,200 kilos of drugs were also seized.
It all started with two confiscated mobile phones in Sweden. Then local police officers made a discovery – with global consequences. Now there were 15 arrests in four countries.
The police services of Sweden, Spain, Australia, and Europol have jointly dismantled a large global criminal network that was laundering money and trafficking drugs on a massive scale. The countries involved announced this at a press conference at Europol in The Hague. To date, 1.2 tons of drugs and over €4 million worth of goods have been seized. Fifteen suspects have been arrested.
Several Swedes have been arrested in a major global police investigation. After two years of surveillance, the police struck in several countries simultaneously. Behind it lies a global criminal network - with Swedes in key roles.
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