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Ex coastguard employee buys property with criminal money

Local | By Correspondent August 23, 2022

WILLEMSTAD - A former Coast Guard employee is suspected of money laundering. It would be more than 86,000 guilders that she received by tipping drug smugglers. With that money, the 37-year-old woman bought a site at Harmonie. The woman herself claims to be innocent. The woman did not attend the hearing yesterday. She now lives in the Netherlands.  

 

The Public Prosecution Service has demanded 4 months in prison, community service and a probation period of 3 years. The Public Prosecution Service also wants to seize the house in Harmonie. Another woman is suspected of being an accomplice. The judge will rule on September 12. 

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