KERKRADE - In a raid by police, Social Investigation Department and SIOD on a camp on the Pannesheiderstraat in Kerkrade and in a housein The Hague yesterday, six people were arrested. They are all suspected of large-scale benefit fraud and money laundering.

They are three men (21, 40 and 41) and two women (32 and 42) from Kerkrade and a 59-year-old woman from The Hague. The Social Investigation Department together with agents and SIOD entered three caravans in Kerkrade; at the same time a raid was conducted in a house on Haagse Moerweg. Valuables such as televisions, a scooter, four cars and money were seized at all addresses.

200 grams of marijuana were also found and Enexis employees observed theft of electricity in one of the homes. The damage to the energy company is estimated by the police at around 10,000 euros.

All suspects are in custody.