17 people have been charged with serious money laundering after police uncovered a network they believe was exporting large amounts of cash, NRK reports.
In total, over NOK 70 million were seized in Norway and other countries.
– None of us remember being close to such large seizures in the past, says Knut Lutro, who heads the secret investigation section in the Oslo police district, for NRK.
According to the police, a detached house north of Oslo served as a depot for the network. The man who rented the house was charged with laundering NOK 38 million.
Of these, 22 million were seized, while police believe digital traces in chat logs and other evidence indicate the man had access to well over millions.
The man denies any criminal culpability and says the money came from his family and did not come from criminal activity.
Most of the defendants were involved in courier activities.
The investigation is a collaboration between the Oslo police district, other police districts, the customs service and law enforcement authorities from several European countries.
