Domenico G., owner of the Amsterdam clothing brand My Brand, was arrested last Wednesday for money laundering and drug trafficking.
The detectives already searched the home of 44-year-old G. in Purmerend in June in an ongoing investigation. 228,000 euros in cash was found and seized. A firearm and luxury items were also found, including a classic car and watches.
G. was abroad during the search and reported to a police station in Amsterdam last Wednesday. He was arrested and brought before the examining magistrate on Friday. He has decided that G. will be detained for at least fourteen days. Investigators say they cannot rule out more arrests.
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My Brand was founded in 2010 by G. with his brother Giuseppe. The ‘bling bling’ brand, as it came to be known, quickly became popular and was sold at hundreds of stores in the Netherlands. In 2015, the brothers told Fashion United that the brand once originated ‘as a joke’. “We were on vacation and we came across a T-shirt with a nod to Chanel. ‘Watching Channel 5’ was on it. We wanted to do better,” brother Giuseppe told the magazine.
Since 2015, the brand has had its own store in the Kalverstraat. In the same year, a store was opened in Bogotá, Colombia. ,,There are the boys who like bling bling,’ said the brothers.
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