Fourteen people have been arrested in Spain and Portugal in a series of raids targeting a €1tn (£828bn) criminal, money-laundering network working with gangs across Europe. Most of the suspects, detained last month, are Russian nationals, according to EU law enforcement agency Europol.

Spanish and Portuguese police take down a multimillion-euro money laundering ring linked to organized crime across Europe.

Spanish politicians have been accused of helping members of the Russian mafia to launder millions. Fourteen people were apprehended in Spain and Portugal following a series of raids aimed at a €1 trillion (£828 billion) criminal network involved in money laundering,