Money laundering: Dutch police find cash in washing machine

Last updated on: 24 November,2018 03:38 pm

The officers also found a money-counting machine, a gun and several cell phones.‎

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch police who found 350,000 euros ($400,000) hidden inside a washing ‎machine have detained a man on suspicion of — what else? — money laundering.‎

Police said in a statement Thursday that officers were checking a house in western Amsterdam on ‎Monday for unregistered residents when they found the valuable laundry load.‎

A photo displayed on the police website showed bundles of bank notes, mainly 20- and 50-euro bills, ‎crammed into the drum.‎

The officers also found a money-counting machine, a gun and several cell phones.‎

The 24-year-old suspect’s name was not released, in line with Dutch privacy rules.‎