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NEWS: STRs help bust €70m laundering ring in the Netherlands

By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

STRS (Suspicious Transaction Reports) from banks helped officials bust a €70 million money laundering operation in the Netherlands, according to officials.

FIU Netherlands said the scheme centred around a metal recycling company, which had revenues which looked suspicious. The company claimed that private customers were purchasing enormous amounts of scrap metal.

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