An investigation by Italian authorities to destroy an international drug trafficking ring has led to the issuance of 31 arrest warrants.
It is about drug trafficking from Latin American countries to Europe, with connections to Italy and the Netherlands. The operation is being carried out by the Milan authorities, Italian media report, and has been extended to the Netherlands, Spain and Lithuania.
A modern art gallery in Amsterdam has been seized by police as it was used to launder drug trafficking money through fictitious invoices for the purchase of paintings and other works.
Investigations by the Italian authorities began in September 2019 after wiretapping of two businessmen in the field of hospitality. From there, investigators tracked down an international drug network with direct contacts in Puglia and members of the Albanian organized crime.