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Diplomatic cover did not help

Дипломатическое прикрытие не помогло

Police in Spain have arrested ten people on suspicion of illegal arms trade.

A large-scale operation Spanish police and special forces was held last week on the resort island of Ibiza. Among the detainees were citizens of France, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands, including the alleged head of a crime syndicate a multi-millionaire Pierre Conrad Dadak (Pierre Konrad Dadak). All those arrested is suspected not only in large-scale arms trade, but also in racketeering. According to police, the investigation began four years ago when law enforcement agencies became interested in foreign resident of Ibiza, who was on the island luxury lifestyle. It was about a French citizen of Polish origin, former military Polish army Dedace, who owned the island dozens of cars luxury and expensive mansion-turned-fortress. On the building besides hanging a sign that there is a consular office of the state of Guinea-Bissau. By the way, Dadaca was also a diplomatic passport of this country, which turned out to be false. Fake was and tax returns, which fills a multimillionaire, trying to hide the illegal origin of the money. But getting to him was hard: he and his wife from Ukraine, had a protection, which, as it turned out, were current employees of the Polish special services.

With the African continent, the Polish-French millionaire was really linked, but not diplomatic contacts, and the arms trade. So, one day for negotiations in the Gambia, he arrived from Poland on the private plane of the President of this African country. It is believed that only in South Sudan through its company in Poland have been delivered 200 thousand AK-47 rifles, rocket launchers and even tanks. According to Spanish investigators, the weapon was also supplied through companies registered in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, France and the UK, which had headquarters in offshore zones. Dadak while posing as economic adviser to the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau.

However, the arms trade, his “business” is not limited. In Spain members of the group Dadaca involved in extortion of money from businessmen. So, one Spanish businessman the criminals demanded 4 million euros, threatening to kill his family. Among the detainees was the Spanish police, which gave criminals information about large businesses. All the details of this high-profile operation by Spanish law enforcement officers have not been disclosed, but it is clear that we are talking about the arrest of an international criminal gang who had connections in many countries of the world.

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