PJ carries out operation to prevent money laundering and organized crime
The Judicial Police (PJ) announced today the carrying out of an operation in goldsmiths, jewelers and pawnshops, in the district of Évora, aiming to prevent money laundering, financing of terrorism and organized crime, it was announced today.
In a statement, the PJ explained that, within the scope of this criminal prevention and detection operation in that sector of activity, carried out last week, “five notifications were made to determine the origin of numerous articles containing precious metals”.
These may “result in the initiation of several administrative offence proceedings for the practice of offences considered to be very serious”, highlighted the criminal investigation police.
“The amounts of fines for failure to comply with legal obligations towards the PJ can reach 90 thousand euros for each offence”, he specified, without revealing further details about the operation.
In this action, PJ inspectors and members of the Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda were involved, as well as experts in hallmarks and touches of metals and precious stones.
In the statement, the Judiciary recalled that, in terms of prevention, economic operators have the duty to communicate the transactions carried out to this Police.
“This communication must be made through the electronic address of the territorially competent PJ unit, so that crimes of money laundering and organized crime can be identified early,” he noted.
The Judicial Police (PJ) announced today the carrying out of an operation in goldsmiths, jewelers and pawnshops, in the district of Évora, aiming to prevent money laundering, financing of terrorism and organized crime, it was announced today.
In a statement, the PJ explained that, within the scope of this criminal prevention and detection operation in that sector of activity, carried out last week, “five notifications were made to determine the origin of numerous articles containing precious metals”.
These may “result in the initiation of several administrative offence proceedings for the practice of offences considered to be very serious”, highlighted the criminal investigation police.
“The amounts of fines for failure to comply with legal obligations towards the PJ can reach 90 thousand euros for each offence”, he specified, without revealing further details about the operation.
In this action, PJ inspectors and members of the Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda were involved, as well as experts in hallmarks and touches of metals and precious stones.
In the statement, the Judiciary recalled that, in terms of prevention, economic operators have the duty to communicate the transactions carried out to this Police.
“This communication must be made through the electronic address of the territorially competent PJ unit, so that crimes of money laundering and organized crime can be identified early,” he noted.
The Judicial Police (PJ) announced today the carrying out of an operation in goldsmiths, jewelers and pawnshops, in the district of Évora, aiming to prevent money laundering, financing of terrorism and organized crime, it was announced today.
In a statement, the PJ explained that, within the scope of this criminal prevention and detection operation in that sector of activity, carried out last week, “five notifications were made to determine the origin of numerous articles containing precious metals”.
These may “result in the initiation of several administrative offence proceedings for the practice of offences considered to be very serious”, highlighted the criminal investigation police.
“The amounts of fines for failure to comply with legal obligations towards the PJ can reach 90 thousand euros for each offence”, he specified, without revealing further details about the operation.
In this action, PJ inspectors and members of the Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda were involved, as well as experts in hallmarks and touches of metals and precious stones.
In the statement, the Judiciary recalled that, in terms of prevention, economic operators have the duty to communicate the transactions carried out to this Police.
“This communication must be made through the electronic address of the territorially competent PJ unit, so that crimes of money laundering and organized crime can be identified early,” he noted.
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