Spain Arrests Two Syrians Over Money-Laundering

Spanish police said on Wednesday they had arrested two Syrians believed to be instrumental in a money-laundering.

Spanish police said on Wednesday they had arrested two Syrians believed to be instrumental in a money-laundering racket funding terrorists in and outside Spain.

Police seized more than 120,000 euros ($165,700) in cash, mobile telephones and press cuttings related to international terrorism after arresting the two, named as Syrians Bassan Dalati Satut and Samer Dabbas, in Madrid on Tuesday.

Police said Muslim investors used front companies created by Dalati and Dabbas to launder money, most of it invested in the building industry.

Police have beefed up their fight against Muslim-inspired plots and have arrested scores in recent months.

A Madrid court is considering its verdict in the trial of 28 men charged with the bombings of commuter trains in the capital that killed 191 people in March 2004.