Criminals use various methods for money laundering. Especially shell companies and companies set up by straw owners are popular. These arrangements are often set up by intermediaries, leaving the real instigators out of sight. Reports of unusual transactions help us trace illegal financial structures.

An observant reporting party noticed that one of the visitors to their casino was hardly gambling at all with the tokens he had bought earlier that evening...

An observant reporting party noticed that one of the visitors to their casino was hardly gambling at all with the tokens he had bought earlier that evening...

As a flight was delayed, Customs were able to perform more thorough checks on a gold dealer carrying tens of kilograms of scrap gold and cash money...

In the Netherlands, real estate is one of the sectors at risk when it comes to money laundering. There is, however, another reason why real estate merits our gatekeepers’ attention. After all, crime itself needs premises to thrive. Examples include cannabis cultivation, hard drug production, and human trafficking – whose victims need a place to stay.