Last month, a suspect was sentenced to prison for 12 years, minus the time he was in detention awaiting trial. For a period of two years, he was in charge of a criminal organisation which focused on importing a large amount of cocaine from South America to the Netherlands. To that end, various fruit companies were founded and taken over, and through these companies fruit was ordered from South America as a cover for the cocaine.
The suspect and his accomplice are also guilty of fraud, because they forged various documents for a period of seven months. They also used various forged documents.
The suspect also laundered an enormous amount of money, totalling €992,759.35, and he made a habit out of laundering money. He was also in possession of a Bulgarian identity card and a Bulgarian driving licence which he knew were forgeries. He also used these fake documents to, for example, transfer money, to identify himself in casinos and to rent a car. Moreover, the suspect was in possession of an illegal firearm and corresponding ammunition.