Overview
- Mossos d'Esquadra detained a 38-year-old in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat on 27 January on suspicion of terrorist financing and contraband.
- The inquiry began in June 2025 during a fraud and money‑laundering case that revealed suspicious crypto movements.
- Authorities credit 31 transfers from addresses controlled by the suspect to entities allegedly used by Hamas, totaling roughly €600,000.
- Police carried out court‑authorized searches at the suspect's home and his commercial premises, seizing cash, luxury goods, about 9,000 cigars, electronics, and two firearms.
- Several bank accounts and cryptoassets were blocked and the value of seized and frozen assets exceeds €370,000, with the Audiencia Nacional supervising a still‑secret investigation.