Overview

• Spanish National Police arrested 21 suspects in Cádiz and Valladolid, including primary coordinators and mule recruiters.
• The schemes used vishing calls and reverse Bizum requests to impersonate bank staff and dupe more than 200 victims.
• Criminals operated with at least 83 phone lines, frequently changed locations and relied on over 85 mule accounts to launder proceeds.
• Authorities seized €6,500 in cash, €65,000 in cryptocurrency, luxury goods, vehicles and electronics while blocking more than 80 bank accounts.
• Investigations remain open and officials say further arrests are possible as they trace the networks’ remaining assets.