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Police bust money laundering ring, arrest 4
Police in Israel busted a Kafr Qara money laundering ring, arresting 4 suspects and seizing 7 million shekels. The crime organization allegedly concealed 50.
Today (Wednesday), Lahav 433, together with the Tax Authority‘s Income Tax Investigations Haifa and the North, the Authority for the Prohibition of money laundering, and the Receiver of Assets, moved to the overt stage of an investigation concerning money laundering and tax offenses related to a crime organization at a block factory in Kafr Qara. This is a company in insolvency that continued its illegal operation by concealing money.
During the search at the factory, live checks totaling 7 million shekels, 50,000 dollars, and 3 vehicles were seized.
According to suspicion, the suspects committed money laundering offenses and offenses under the Income Tax and VAT ordinances, in the scope of approximately 50 million shekels.
4 suspects, residents of Kafr Qara, in their 40s, were arrested and brought for investigation at Lahav 433 offices. Subsequently, they will be brought for extension of arrest at the Rishon LeZion Magistrate’s Court.
