Ten arrests and almost 1.5 million euros seized in Brussels money laundering file (Brussels)

The investigation by the Economic and Financial Crime Department (ECOFIN) of the Federal Judicial Police (FGP) of Brussels started at the end of 2023 in response to a report of the Cell for Financial Information Processing (CFI). According to the public prosecutor, there are serious indications that criminal funds have been laundered, and that there is a criminal organization. It would have generated an illegal capacity of 54 million euros since 2020, which was channeled away via screen companies with straw men at the head.

« Under the leadership of the investigating judge, a total of 36 house searches were carried out in this file on Wednesday 23 April 2025, of which 18 of which are in the homes of suspects and 18 on the social or operating seats of companies, » says the public prosecutor’s office. « Ten people were deprived of their freedom. The searches were seized. Six vehicles were seized. Cash of cash was seized and various bills, with a balance of at least 755,000 euros, were blocked. In the course of the investigation, for these house searches, 532,000 euros were already seized on accounts. »

The ten suspects were suspected of participating in a criminal organization and money laundering and also of forgery and use of false writings. Four of them were placed under arrest warrant. « The suspected leader of the criminal organization has fled to Dubai and is actively detected, » it still sounds.