A 23-year-old Sal native has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in money laundering. The arrest was carried out by the Judiciary Police following investigations into bank transfer operations and cash withdrawals of funds suspected to be of illicit origin.

The individual in question, according to Judiciary Police, carried out bank operations that included the transfer and withdrawal of more than 1,700.000 escudos from the account of an alleged cocaine trafficker in different bank branches on the island of Sal.

The operation also included home searches, in which a considerable quantity of cocaine was seized, in addition to cash, three precision scales and other objects believed to be related to drug trafficking. Three members of a single family were also arrested for allegedly selling cocaine from their residence.