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Money laundering: Dutch police find cash in washing machine

/ 03:51 PM November 25, 2018

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch police who found 350,000 euros ($400,000 or P20.8 million) hidden inside a washing machine have detained a man on suspicion of — what else? — money laundering.

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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.

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

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

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