Macro-operation against the 'aces' of the 'Dubai Bank' with 21 arrested and 20 million in drug trafficking assets
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Macro-operation against the 'aces' of the 'Dubai Bank' with 21 arrested and 20 million in drug trafficking assets

El Periódico Mediterráneo - General8 September 2026 at 11:16

The Spanish National Police carried out a macro-operation against those considered the main cocaine traffickers at international level, dismantling a large-scale money laundering network linked to the known as "Dubai Bank". The operation resulted in the arrest of 21 people in several countries, of which 14 were arrested in Spain.

The authorities managed to locate 20 million euros in assets related to drug trafficking. Those arrested are pointed out as the "aces" or number ones of international cocaine drug trafficking.

The investigation focused on the financial network used to launder the profits from drug trafficking, which operated through the structure known as "Dubai Bank".

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