BlockBeats News, June 30th, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation announced that the Spanish Civil Guard, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies from Estonia, France, and the United States, has dismantled a cryptocurrency investment scam syndicate that defrauded over 5,000 victims worldwide. This operation led to the arrest of five individuals, with three captured in the Canary Islands and two in Madrid.
The criminal network laundered approximately $539 million (about €460 million) through fraudulent investment schemes. Investigators found that the criminals operated a globally linked network of associates to assist with cash withdrawals, bank transfers, and cryptocurrency transactions, while allegedly establishing companies and banking infrastructure in Hong Kong to manage the illicit funds.
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