A statement revealed that evidence has been collected indicating the detainees are operatives of a transnational criminal organization. Through bank accounts opened under false identities and the shell companies they established, funds from illicit origins—stemming from various crimes including cyber-related offenses—were circulated.
The detainees, two foreign nationals aged 30 and 35, will appear for an initial judicial hearing at the Faro Criminal Investigation Court to decide on preventive measures, according to the PJ’s statement.
The note specifies that the detainees created 18 false identities of varying nationalities to establish at least 17 shell companies.
The investigation leading to these arrests has been ongoing “for several months” under the direction of the Investigation and Penal Action Department (DIAP) of Faro.
