Gerry Hutch due in court as part of wider probe into drug and human trafficking, officials say
Hutch was arrested in Lanzarote as part of an investigation into money laundering activities.It is unclear what charges the Monk will face as part of the probe.
And they say the 61-year-old head of the Hutch family and a “group of people” held alongside him will be brought before the courts this week.
While the probe involved “crimes allegedly related to drug trafficking and human trafficking”, it is unclear what charges The Monk will face as part of the probe.
Spanish police and court officials had yet to make any official statement following gardaí confirmation yesterday of searches in Spain and Ireland targeting a “transnational crime group suspected to be involved in money laundering”.
At least 10 searches were conducted in Spain, including Lanzarote where Hutch spends much of his time.
The Dublin home of Hutch in the Clontarf area was also raided yesterday morning.
A court in Lanzarote is conducting an ongoing investigation.
A press spokesman for the Canary Islands’ High…
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