7 Arrested For Money Laundering
Norwegian police said they had arrested seven people suspected of money laundering and possibly linked to Sept. 11 attacks in the United States.
Police seized mobile telephones, computers and documents after raiding several homes and businesses in Oslo, said Siw Ellen Omland, a spokeswoman for Norway’s economic crime unit.
Omland said most of the people arrested were Norwegian citizens of Somali background. She said several Norwegian bank accounts, some of which belonged to humanitarian aid groups, were being used to transfer money out of the country.
“There are indications that at least some of that money could be linked to terrorist groups,” she said.
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