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The men are said to have transported millions in sports bags and hidden them in cars and furniture: In Amsterdam, the police arrested ten suspects who are said to have laundered money from the international drug trade.
The police announced on Thursday.
The suspects came from the same family.
The authorities took action with 225 investigators.
They searched 15 locations in the greater Amsterdam area and in Suriname in South America, as reported by the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant.
According to the police, the men were arrested almost two weeks ago.
1.4 million euros in cash were also confiscated.
A building in a high-rise district on the outskirts of Amsterdam served as the network's control center.
During the investigation, investigators repeatedly seized large sums of money.
Once it was five million euros in cash when sports bags were handed over, another time eleven million euros and three tons of cocaine were discovered in a house.
The men, aged 24 to 60, are accused of illegal banking activities, money laundering and membership of a criminal organization.
According to a study by the Dutch police on drug trafficking, annual sales of drugs in the country are estimated at around 3.5 billion euros.
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