28 arrests as France and Spain hit chief ‘Thief in Law’

Europol supported the French National Police (Police Nationale) and the Spanish National Police (Policía National) in taking down a large criminal network of so-called ‘Thieves in Law’ (Vory V Zakone), who were involved in aggravated property crime, racketeering, extortion and money laundering. The investigation uncovered that the criminal network was involved in the theft and sale of stolen merchandise, smuggling…

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