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Police Seize Over €300k Cash from Amnesia Ibiza Owner

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Guardia Civil Ibiza

Amnesia Ibiza owner Martin Ferrer, following his arrest earlier in the summer as part of a country-wide federal tax investigation, has just had over €300k cash seized from him by local Ibiza officials.

The cash seizure, which occurred from security boxes at several of the island’s banks, is the latest development of a tax fraud and money laundering police probe that has seen most of the island’s clubs targeted as well as tens of others on the Spanish mainland. In early July agents raided the San Rafael club, arrested Ferrer, his son and two other employees while confiscating roughly €2 million in cash found hidden inside the venue.

Diario de Ibiza reported that yesterday morning, 6th of October, Guardia Civil police officers from Mallorca visited Banco Sabadell and BMN to look into deposit boxes there, while a third deposit box on a boat belonging to Ferrer was also searched. The total amount of money now seized from Amnesia is roughly €2.2million. The four men arrested in July — Martin Ferrer, Marti Ferrer, David de Felipe (general/business manager of Amnesia) and Vicente Pérez de Montis (accountant) — are all out on bail at this moment.

H/T: Resident Advisor

Spanish Police Returned for Second Raid at Amnesia Ibiza and Found €2 Million in Cash

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Following a 17-hour search of the San Rafael mega-club, Spanish police returned to Amnesia Ibiza this morning to continue their investigation.

Local news outlet Diario de Ibiza continued to keep on top of the story, first reporting that police searched the venue from 7am until midnight, before allowing it to re-open for Together. It was at first unsure whether the party would still go on, Together even tweeting that it was canceled before announcing that it was still happening.

As reported yesterday, a total of four people have been arrested as part of the investigation: Amnesia owner Martin Ferrer, his son and Amnesia’s artistic director Marti Ferrer, the venue’s general/business manager David de Felipe and Amnesia accountant Vicente Pérez de Montis.

The Diario de Ibiza has continued to report that the investigation is looking into “alleged crimes against the Treasury” and has expanded its raids to the suspects’ properties in Ibiza and Barcelona, as well as a boat owned by club owner Martin Ferrer and an Ibiza-based IT company linked with the club.

Edit 5:20pm EST: According to Diario de Ibiza, police have been using pick axes to find hidden compartments at Amnesia and discovered over €2 million in cash hidden inside the club. The investigation began following a complaint filed last fall by the state alleging that they had detected discrepancies in their tax payments.

The club will remain open tonight for Hyte, as announced by the promoter on social media networks.

Amnesia Ibiza Raided by Local Police

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Spanish police stormed Amnesia Ibiza and arrested the club owner.

The news was broken by Diario de Ibiza, who revealed that Spanish Guardia Civil raided the San Rafael clubbing institution arriving via helicopter at 8am local time. While reports on the exact nature of the operation are a little confusing, it appears to be a joint operation with tax authorities, drug and organized crime authorities as well as trained dogs. El Mundo asserted that this is an anti-drug sting, confirming that a total of four people have been arrested at Amnesia, including owner Martin Ferrer.

There appears to be a level of secrecy surrounding the operation, but a spokesman for the Guardia Civil in Majorca confirmed, “There is an operation in progress but the court secrecy order means we won’t be making a detailed official comment today or sending out a press release.”

UPDATE 3:51pm PST: Amnesia will be open tonight for Together.