Seventeen people have been arrested in Almería in connection with money laundering and the sexual exploitation of women.
The detainees include a former bank director and the amount of money believed to be involved is in the region of €12 million. The National Police collaborated with the police forces of France, Russia and Brazil during the investigation.
The network, which controlled seven ‘alternative’ clubs, was involved in the smuggling of women into Spain for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
As well as money laundering, the detainees are also charged with crimes relating to facilitating illegal immigration, violating the rights of workers, sexual exploitation, conspiracy and possession of firearms.