Spotlight on Mallorca properties amid major money laundering case in Sweden

Properties in Palma have been linked to allegations of money laundering involving the husband and stepson of the mayoress of Marbella, Ángeles Muñoz.

Joakim Peter Broberg, 41, faces charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and involvement in organized crime.

The scandal has shaken Spain when a plot came to light according to which Lars Gunnar Sune Broberg, Muñoz’s husband, and his son Joakim were allegedly part of a network dedicated to drug smuggling from Spain to Sweden.

Supposedly, the drugs were sent through packages, some disguised as vacuum cleaners, and in each package there would be 15 kg of drugs.

According to an indictment by Spain’s National Court, Joakim Broberg was also linked to six money laundering networks, three of which were run together with his father.

The court orders also specify a series of real estate operations in Palma allegedly linked to a money laundering scheme with the money they obtained from the sale of drugs in Sweden.

There were six affected properties, acquired through a company, Cicak Invest SL in 2015.

The court estimates that the amount laundered was more than 47 million euros.

Broberg, 41, had been behind bars in Brazil since April awaiting a court decision on extradition.

Just before Christmas he was flown back to Spain, accompanied by Spanish police.

Joakim and Lars are among the 71 people arrested so far in a police operation that spanned both Spain and Sweden.

Swedish police say up to 50 deaths a year could be linked to a grudge match between the gang and other Scandinavian rivals.

During an initial raid in 2018, they found an alarming array of weapons, including two submachine guns, eight pistols, a rifle and a hand grenade.

A subsequent raid by Broberg’s Wasa Consulting company led to the arrest of six people and the seizure of documents, which police are still investigating.

The same Marbella office, in Nueva Andalucía, also had a number of documents for a number of companies, believed to be 17 in total, owned by Joakim.

Lars and Joakim have denied any criminal activity.

The ‘front’ company, which was also based in Torrevieja, on the Costa Blanca, had seized more than 1.8 million euros in bank accounts, while 592,000 euros in cash were also seized.

A total of 50 vehicles and goods worth more than 14 million euros were seized.

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