Agents of the National Police have arrested a fugitive at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport who had an International Arrest Warrant filed by the Brazilian authorities for the alleged crimes of criminal organization, money laundering and crimes against the national financial system.
According to the statement, the investigations began on July 19, when the agents learned that the fugitive could imminently go to Spain through the Madrid airport, proceeding to his arrest just one day later, upon being admitted to national territory.
The arrested man is accused of coordinating a scheme to launder large amounts of money from international cocaine trafficking. He is also the main fugitive from his criminal organization.
Initially, the detainee fled from Brazil to Paraguay, from where he went to Spain and whose intention was to reach the Emirati city of Dubai. The Brazilian authorities informed the Spanish that the fugitive’s criminal organization had moved up to two billion Brazilian reais since 2017.
