Spain's Ex-Fraud Chief Arrested After €20M Found Amid Cocaine Bust
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Spain has arrested Óscar Sánchez Gil, the head of its economic crimes unit, after €20 million was found hidden in his home, linked to the country's largest cocaine bust involving 13 tonnes of the drug from Ecuador. Sánchez Gil and 15 others, including his partner, face charges of drug trafficking, bribery, and corruption. The money is believed to be profits from years of collaboration with criminal gangs, not from the recent bust.
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