Toulouse. Trafficker, employee: a man must explain the €50,000 in his bank account
A 22-year-old man is suspected of laundering money from drug trafficking organized in Toulouse between January 2020 and May 2021. For this, he would be helped by the manager of a construction company.
The curious salaries of a construction foreman attract the attention of justice.
A 22-year-old man, formerly an employee of a building and public works company, is of interest to justice. Despite his comfortable salary, his colleagues do not know him. Justice suspects him of trafficking drugs and laundering money with the complicity of the boss of the construction industry.
Initially, in May 2021, an investigation was carried out by the police officers of the departmental security of Haute-Garonne. At that time, investigators suspected a young adult of being an active member of drug trafficking. He was also arrested in possession of several kilos of cannabis. And during the searches, it is the surprise: the police officers get their hands on 10,000 € in cash. “Money from my own savings,” said the suspect in police custody.
Following this discovery, the defendant was sentenced to 2 years in prison for his participation in drug trafficking. The whole procedure could have ended there. But after the judgment, the police carried out a second investigation to find out where these “big” savings came from.
His stepfather also heard
The necessary investigations into his bank accounts initially revealed some inconsistencies. In particular €50,000 present in one of his accounts. Money he would have saved in his one and only year on the job…
According to his account statements, in 2021 he collected a dozen checks from his very generous employer. That same year, he collected tens of thousands of euros paid by his father-in-law, yet banned from banking.
Over the hearings required from those around him, the way this “craftsman” operated appeared clearer and less honest. Investigators suspect of laundering money from drug trafficking by paying cash against checks and pay slips. This man defended by Me Sarah Nabet-Claverie and Alexandre Parra-Bruguière will be tried this week before the Toulouse Criminal Court. Just like the business manager, represented by Me Jacques Derieux.