Money laundering is when someone tries to make money earned through criminal activities legal again. This way, the earned money can be used without anyone realizing it comes from a crime. With a money laundering investigation, the police trace and seize criminal money. By taking away the money that criminals earn from their crimes, we discourage crime.

The Rotterdam police conducted an investigation into the two suspects who were arrested on Thursday, March 20. One is a 46-year-old man from Rotterdam and the other is a 23-year-old man from Tiel. The investigation also involved searching two homes in Rotterdam and Tiel and seizing a car.