Óscar Sánchez Gil, the former head of the Economic and Fiscal Crime Unit in the Madrid police, was not working alone.
The police officer, known by the nickname " El Anodino " for his low profile, is currently being held in Estremera prison after his links to drug trafficking were revealed.
He had a team of people working to launder the money he received from illegal operations.
Investigators have arrested six more people this week in connection with the investigation, while searches have been carried out at several homes in Barcelona and Madrid.
20 million euros were found in his villa, but investigators believe that the former head of UDEF has another 27 million euros hidden in another property in the capital.
Spanish media write that he had links to what is known as the Balkan Cartel of drug trafficking, which is a mafia organization of Albanian origin and responsible for the largest cocaine smuggling operations into Europe from South America in recent years.
In fact, this operation was launched after the seizure of the largest quantity of cocaine ever seized in Spain: 13 tons that were found in a container in the port of Algeciras, coming from Ecuador .
In this case, Albanians were also involved, Gil would receive 1 million euros for each shipment./ El Periódico