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Spain Seizes Cash in Raids on Mallorca Villas Tied to Sanctioned Russian Arms Executive

Two suspects now face court controls in an ongoing sanctions‑evasion probe under judicial secrecy.

Las mansiones investigadas, en la costa de Calvià.
Tres policías delante de una de las villas del oligarca ruso Nikolai Kolesov.
Tres agentes de la Policía Nacional, ayer, frente a una de las villas registradas en la zona de Sol de Mallorca, en Calvià.
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Overview

  • National Police, led by the Comisaría General de Información, searched multiple Calvià villas and related offices linked to Nikolai Kolesov.
  • Three people were arrested, including a dual Russian‑Spanish lawyer and two real‑estate employees allegedly involved in the transactions.
  • A judge authorized searches of the lawyer’s home and office, and investigators seized documents, electronic devices, large amounts of cash and several high‑end vehicles.
  • The lawyer and the spouse of a former real‑estate worker were released with passport withdrawal, a travel ban from Mallorca and biweekly court check‑ins, while a third detainee was freed earlier by police.
  • The case, triggered by Anti‑Corruption Foundation reporting on five villas, targets suspected laundering, tax offenses, fraud and organized crime tied to property transfers to relatives to evade EU sanctions, with preventive embargoes still in force.