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A FORMER head of the Policia Nacional’s narcotics unit in Mallorca has been arrested as part of a probe into money laundering of drug trafficking cash earned via the so-called Ibiza-Valencia cocaine ‘pipeline’.
Inspector Faustino Ngales has been arrested by Guardia Civil in Palma, as part of an operation conducted jointly by the Guardia Civil & Policia Nacional.
Nogales shifted to a different unit about a year back.
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On Monday, multiple home raids were conducted in Palma. One of the locations was a law office on Paseo Mallorca. Several boxes of documents had been removed and Ignacio Gonzalo Marquez, an attorney at that firm, was arrested.
In addition, simultaneous searches were conducted in Inca and Binissalem.
The Court of Instruction Number 7 of Palma has declared a secrecy in order to keep the details of the operation secret.
Over a dozen individuals have been suspected of money laundering and being part of criminal gangs.
You can also find out more about the following: Ultima Hora Newspapers reported that Stefan Milojevic was another detainee, the leader of United Tribuns.
Milojevic, a member of a crew that posed as police officers in order to steal drugs, was convicted for drug trafficking in 2020.
Ignacio Gonzalo Maquez, his attorney five years ago.
Milojevic family members are being investigated, according to reports. Ultima Hora
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