Moroccan-British Money Laundering Ring Uncovered in Spanish Enclaves

According to the daily Assabah, the intelligence services have identified dubious operations between a Moroccan businessman and a British company, which takes advantage of the tax benefits in Melilla to invest in casinos.

The British companies, which had been based in the Spanish enclaves since the announcement of Brexit, justified the large sums sent to their Moroccan intermediaries by winnings from international poker tournaments.

The latest operation to date is that of a Moroccan who claimed to have won the sum of 50,000 euros in a poker tournament. The man, adds the same source, had never actually participated in such tournaments.

These British companies, whose ramifications extend to northern Morocco, have managed to invest drug money in several real estate and agricultural projects, the newspaper claims.