French Suspect in Morocco-Spain Drug Ring Extradited from Dominican Republic

This Frenchman is suspected of being the head of a money laundering network. He was handed over by the Dominican Republic authorities to the Spanish authorities. According to El Nuevo Diario, this expulsion was carried out on Friday from Las Américas International Airport, on a commercial flight, to Madrid airport.

Loubet was the subject of an international arrest warrant and was arrested this week in an operation carried out by the Dominican security services, assisted by the Spanish authorities. Four men, of Spanish nationality, and suspected of being part of the same network, were also arrested.

This arrest led to the seizure of large sums of money in various currencies: 560,160 euros, 1,118,000 Dominican pesos, 889 US dollars, and 4,000 Moroccan dirhams. Several firearms were also seized as well as two vehicles. More precisely, these were two shotguns, a rifle, two pistols and a lot of ammunition...

The investigation continues to arrest the other members of this criminal network. He is suspected of having, from Morocco, smuggled 16 tons of hashish into Spain, since July 2017.