Dutch FIOD Searches Six Sites in 3-CMC, Procaine and Money Laundering Investigation
The Netherlands Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) and police carried out searches at multiple locations on 19 August 2026 in a criminal investigation into the importation of the synthetic drug 3-CMC, the cutting agent procaine and suspected money laundering.
According to FIOD, investigators searched three homes and three business premises across The Hague, Almere, Spijkenisse, Zoetermeer and Rijswijk. Authorities seized physical and digital records, residential property, bank accounts and a large quantity of medicines.
No suspects were arrested during the searches. FIOD said future arrests have not been ruled out and that the investigation remains ongoing.
Financial investigation continues
The case is being pursued through the Regional Partnership for Criminal Money Flows, which is continuing the investigation into the suspected financial activity alongside the drug-importation allegations. FIOD has therefore released limited additional detail at this stage, including no public figure for the value of the restrained bank accounts or property and no description of the alleged laundering transactions.
The procedural status remains an investigation. The searches and asset restraints do not constitute a conviction, and no individual has yet been publicly identified as having been charged in connection with the case.
The operation is notable from an AML perspective because investigators are examining the movement and possible concealment of funds alongside alleged drug and precursor-related activity, while already using bank-account and property restraints as part of the financial investigation.
