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After more than 12 years of investigating the drug trafficking scheme, the Swiss prosecutor’s office has filed an indictment with the Federal Criminal Court in Zurich. He cites as defendants “a close confidant and financial adviser to the director of the organization”, a former senior executive of Credit Suisse, the bank itself and a “Bulgarian fighter” who lives in the canton of Valais, reports Capital.
A press release from the Swiss Attorney General did not mention names, but from the events described it can be assumed that the investigation referred to Evelin Banev-Brendo’s group.
At the end of April 2018, the Bulgarian Supreme Court of Cassation sentenced Brendo to six years in prison for money laundering from drug trafficking. Later, however, it became clear that Banev was missing and the police were looking for him.
According to the Swiss prosecutor’s office, from 2004 to 2007, the proceeds of drug trafficking were deposited in small denomination notes in bank accounts in Switzerland to conceal their origin and put them into legal circulation. This happened during the purchase of real estate in Switzerland and Bulgaria. The investigation by the Swiss prosecutor began in early 2008.
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