Spanish National Police have arrested a 31-year-old man in Alicante province on suspicion of money laundering after funds linked to an alleged fraud were sent to Britain. Officers began investigating after a bank customer reported two unauthorised transfers totalling €9,992. Each payment was for €4,996 and was made to a different bank account. Police said the money was transferred immediately onwards to an account in Britain, in an alleged attempt to conceal the source. Investigators first focused on identifying the holders of the accounts that received the transfers. They traced one of the receiving accounts to its owner and established that the British account received the first payment as soon as it arrived. After identifying the suspect, police carried out an operation to locate him. The man was arrested on suspicion of money laundering, and police said they had submitted their findings to the judicial authorities. In their statement, officers explained that so-called money mules are often used to move proceeds of fraud through bank accounts that receive the funds and then pass them on, sometimes for a commission. Latest status: the suspect has been arrested and the case has been passed to judicial authorities.