Poland detains 9 in laundering case tied to exchange offices

Polish authorities detained nine people in raids over an alleged 337 million zloty (€77 million) laundering operation whose timeframe was undisclosed, Notes from Poland reported Oct. 19, citing officials.

The case links currency exchange offices to proceeds from internet scams and cryptocurrency investment fraud; the alleged 337 million zloty transaction scale compares with gold and cash worth more than 1 million zloty seized in the raids.

Interior minister Marcin Kierwiński said on X that Polish services had broken up an international group involved in laundering money from investment and cryptocurrency scams. He said the scale of transactions exceeded 337 million zloty and named the Border Guard, cybercrime police and internal security agency accounts in his post.

The nine detained suspects were eight Ukrainians and one Belarusian, Notes from Poland reported. Krzysztof Kopania, spokesman for the Łódź regional prosecutor’s office, said the accused were four women and five men aged 26 to 53.

The arrests took place in Łódź, Warsaw and Małopolska province, according to the article. The Łódź regional prosecutor’s office is leading the investigation.

No next court date, charges or response from the detained suspects was provided.

Source: News article, Notes from Poland, Oct. 19, 2026