Dutch fiscal crime authority FIOD said on January 23 that it had arrested three people suspected of circumventing sanctions on Russia related to the war in Ukraine. The authority arrested two men, ages 56 and 57, from Diemen and The Hague respectively and a 54-year-old woman from The Hague on suspicion of circumventing and violating sanctions against Russia by being part of an international smuggling network. Dutch authorities said the operation was part of an international action with searches and probes also taking place in Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, and Canada.
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