Police uncover construction-based money-laundering scheme involving Comancheros gang
Detectives investigating a Comancheros commander discovered major construction firms were being used to launder money through cash wages.
Police investigating the finances of a Comancheros gang national commander uncovered a novel money-laundering method during Operation Scuba, a three-year investigation that ended in 2024. The scheme, termed "cash-wage money-laundering", involved major construction firms and represented a departure from typical laundering approaches. The discovery was made by the police's National Organised Crime Group.
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How the Comancheros gang laundered millions through construction sites
Detectives tracing the finances of a Comancheros gang national commander were expecting a typical money-laundering scheme. Instead, they found major construction firms. Called “cash-wage money-laundering”, this new way to wash dirty money was uncovered by the police's National Organised Crime…