The police forces of Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands arrested a total of fourteen suspects on Thursday in an investigation into large-scale cannabis cultivation. The police had been eavesdropping on the suspects for some time and were able to read their communication thanks to the hacking of EncroChat.
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) already announced on Thursday that in the context of a criminal investigation into cannabis trade, investigations were carried out in various places in mainly Limburg.
Justice announced on Friday that the investigation was started at the end of 2019. Two criminal groups – one with a predominantly Albanian background and the other with a Syrian background – are said to have engaged in the trade in soft drugs.
This happened in the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain. About thirteen thousand hemp plants were found in Barcelona and the surrounding area on Thursday, spread over five locations.
According to the OM, dozens of rolled-up hemp plantations and a truck with 125 kilos of hemp on board, which was seized in Geleen in June of this year, can be linked to this investigation.
Many suspects are still on the run
“In total there are dozens of suspects,” said the OM. “Many of them are still on the run, but have been reported. They have the Dutch, Albanian, Syrian or Iraqi nationality.”
A car company in Beek is said to have played an important role in the trade and was bugged for months. Reading along with communication, which was possible due to the EncroChat hack, also plays an important role.
The suspects would have used buildings and energy contracts that they registered under false names, often under the pseudonym of various characters from the TV series The Soprano’s.
A press conference will follow later on Friday.
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