The Special Delegation of the Tax Agency in the Canary Islands, together with the Deputy Directorate of the Customs Surveillance Service, has organized the seminar on "Investigation and repression of illicit trafficking and money laundering", which was held, in person and Virtual Zoom, on September 21 and 22 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Madrid.

The speakers at the Seminar addressed issues related to smuggling of legitimately traded goods, smuggling of frozen goods, drug trafficking, money laundering, intellectual and industrial property, security entrustment in drug trafficking, fiscal and tax crimes and, finally, "Relevant procedural aspects in the investigation of economic crimes and their international dimension (OEI and CRI)"; with special attention to "Difficulties in obtaining evidence in money laundering and corporate crimes", "Corporate directors, their role and responsibility, their position, derivation of directors' responsibility", "Lifting the veil" and "New modalities of maritime investigation of customs surveillance".

On September 21, a visit was made to the patrol boats "Cóndor" and "Sacre" of the Customs Surveillance Service, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Tax professionals and renowned specialists from the judiciary, the public prosecutor's office and the tax administration participated in the Congress.

The closing ceremony of the Congress was chaired by Mr. Manuel Montesinos Diez de la Lastra, Deputy Director General of Operations, Deputy Directorate of Customs Surveillance, Customs and IIEE Department, Ms. Virginia Díaz Muñoz, Delegate of the AEAT in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the Ilma. Mrs. Mrs. María Farnés Martínez Frigola, Provincial Chief Prosecutor of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.