Police arrested ten men and three women on Tuesday in a money laundering and forgery investigation led by Prosecutor Zeeland West Brabant. The suspects are said to have laundered criminal money earned in drug trafficking through the luxury watch trade, among other things. The watches served as a means of payment or as a guarantee, police said.
On Tuesday, police raided three homes in Moordrecht, Barendrecht and Rotterdam and a commercial premises in Berkel en Rodenrijs. Luxury watches, valuable jewelry, expensive branded bags, a car, a firearm with ammunition and money and administration were seized. The suspects are insured.
