What did the Spanish police and tax authorities do?

In the early morning of October 25th, 65438/kloc-0, the Spanish national police and tax authorities launched a joint surprise operation codenamed "Shopping". In Madrid, Andalusia, Catalonia, Canary Islands and other regions, they searched more than 30 locations, including some overseas Chinese shops, warehouses, residences and law firms, and arrested more than 80 overseas Chinese.

Zhu Jian, Consular Counselor of the Embassy of China in Spain, confirmed the news to the media, and said that after receiving the news, the consular officials of the Embassy asked the Spanish national police who handled the case in detail about the involvement of China citizens, and expressed the concern of the Embassy, asking the Spanish side to effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of relevant China citizens, especially the right to communicate with consular officials.

It is understood that the main purpose of this operation is to investigate money laundering and tax evasion.

Further reading: An Italian Chinese has been sued or will bear criminal responsibility for recycling industrial waste.

A 25-year-old Chinese in Prato, Italy, was prosecuted by the police for recycling cloth scraps from a garment processing factory and handing them over to an underground waste processing factory for sorting.

China people who illegally recycle, transport and dispose of garbage may be fined heavily and bear criminal responsibility.