Spanish police exposed a tobacco business that exploited Ukrainian refugees. The Ukrainians worked in three illegal tobacco factories and lived in very poor conditions in temporary shelters.
The police in Spain exposed a criminal network that exploited the labor of Ukrainian refugees in the illegal production of cigarettes, and also illegally imported large volumes of tobacco. DW writes about it.
It was reported that during the investigation, in which Europol participated, 27 people were detained in different regions of Spain, 10 tons of tobacco leaves and 3.5 million packs of cigarettes, expensive cars and jewelry worth a total of 37.5 million euros the confiscated.
According to this information, people who fled Ukraine worked in three illegal tobacco factories and lived in very poor conditions in temporary shelters.
Factories in the La Rioja region of northern Spain, as well as in Seville and Valencia, are equipped with machines “with advanced technology” and can produce 540,000 packs of cigarettes per day. The products are sold throughout Spain and other countries.
The leaders of the criminal network lived in luxurious conditions in the seaside resort of Marbella, they were suspected of laundering money on a large scale.
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Source: korrespondent
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