Operation of the Tax Agency and National Police

• The vessel, 40 metres long and valued at nearly six million euros, has been brought before the courts as part of a cooperation action arising from a tax offence in France.

August 1, 2023 .- Customs Surveillance Agents of the Tax Agency and UDYCO of the National Police, have carried out an operation against money laundering in Ibiza that has led to the seizure of a 'superyacht', together with the French judicial and police authorities, within the framework of a European cooperation operation to investigate international money laundering originating from an alleged tax crime committed in France.

The operation in Spain began in mid-July with judicial authorization for searches and seizures in an industrial warehouse, a luxury villa for which 20,000 euros were paid in rent per month, and a superyacht.

The actions, requested by the French judicial authorities, culminated in the seizure of the vessel, which was anchored in the waters of Cala Jondal (Ibiza), as well as the seizure of documentation relevant to the investigation, related to companies created for illicit purposes.

The seized vessel, 40 metres long and valued at nearly six million euros, was seized by the patrol boat 'Colimbo' of the Customs Surveillance Service, based in Ibiza, and has already been brought before the courts as a result of an alleged crime of money laundering.

The investigations have been declared secret and remain ongoing, with further action not being ruled out.