A joint operation led by the Spanish National Police, with international backing from Interpol and Europol, has taken down an alleged criminal group based in Navarra. The crackdown resulted in the arrest of seven individuals, notably including prominent businessman Ramón Lázaro, former head of the football club CD Tudelano and current manager of the futsal team Ribera Navarra.
The operations, coordinated directly from police headquarters in Madrid and placed under strict judicial secrecy, are targeting a wide array of financial and sports-related offenses. Initial investigations point toward match-fixing, illegal betting syndicates, public subsidy fraud, scamming, money laundering, forgery of official documents, asset stripping, and tax evasion.
During the police deployment carried out this Monday in the Ribera region, law enforcement executed three thorough searches of residential and corporate properties, including Lázaro’s private home and the headquarters of his multi-service company in the town of Corella. Following the inspections, the alleged ringleader was taken to the Tudela police station for questioning. The remaining arrests primarily involve individuals within his inner circle, alongside a formal order issued to a wealth advisor for the handover of documentation.
In parallel with the arrests, the courts have ordered the preventive freezing of financial assets, bank accounts, real estate, and vehicles belonging to the suspects. Furthermore, participating officers seized significant amounts of cash during the property raids.
This major police blow coincides with a period of institutional disinvestment by Ramón Lázaro within the regional sports scene: last week he finalized the sale of CD Tudelano to local investors from Navarra, and he recently announced his intention to transfer ownership of the futsal club following its confirmed relegation.
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