Customs agents of the Tax Office and UDYCO of the National Police have seized a yacht, valued at six million euros and 40 meters long, which was anchored in Ibiza waters for money laundering.
The action is the result of a European cooperation investigation that has its origin in an alleged tax offence committed in France, reported on Tuesday the Ministry of Finance and Public Service in a press release.
The operation begins in Spain in mid-July with the judicial authorization of entries and registrations in an industrial warehouse, a luxury villa, for which 20,000 euros were paid monthly rent, and the yacht.
The proceedings, requested by the French judicial authorities, culminated in the seizure of the vessel, which was anchored in the waters of Cala Jondal, in the Ibizan municipality of Sant Josep, and the seizure of relevant documents, related to companies created for illicit purposes, noted in the note.
The yacht has been apprehended by the patrol boat Colimbo, belonging to the Customs Surveillance Service based in Ibiza, and has been brought before the courts.
The investigation, which is currently under summary secrecy, remains open and further proceedings are not ruled out.