Under 'Operation Borelli', the Civil Guard carries out several arrests and searches. The plot operated through a company based in Hong Kong
The Civil Guard has dismantled an international criminal organization dedicated to investing in FOREX markets and has committed fraud offenses in the cryptocurrency sector and the laundering of illicit profits obtained. This investigation, called Operation Borrelli, operated through a company based in Hong Kong.
The investigations, which are still open, have allowed for several arrests and searches in the towns of Getafe (Madrid), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Lucia de Tirajana (Las Palmas). The leaders of the organization would have used a network of sales representatives around the world to raise funds through cash disposals, bank transfers and crypto transfers.
The criminal organization would have constituted an international corporate and banking network and would have used payment gateways, as well as user accounts in the names of different people and in various exchanges to receive, store and transfer funds of criminal origin.
This investigation has been carried out by the Central Operative Unit, through its Department of Economic and Anti-Corruption Investigation, under the direction of the Central Court of Instruction number 6, in coordination with the Prosecutor's Office.
The actions have been supported by various Units of the Commands of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Madrid, as well as the GRS, the Cynological and Remount Service and the Air Service.
Likewise, at the international level, the support of the European agency EUROPOL has been counted on, with the participation of other police forces, such as the Homeland Security Investigations of the USA, the Police and Border Guard Board of Estonia, La Gendarmerie Nationale de Nueva Caledonia (France), and with the collaboration of other police forces from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Peru, United Kingdom, Singapore and Sweden.
The investigation remains open and further actions are not ruled out.
