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Former Dutch international cast out of prison after €2M theft scandal

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Former Netherlands national Romeo Castelen has been released from prison following a major corruption scandal that involved him stealing €2 million while working illegally at Schiphol Airport in The Hague earlier this month after being caught with cash stuffed into his bag upon arrival by Romanian police on March 13th morning who then turned over the case to Dutch authorities.

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    Former Dutch international footballer and former Hamburg player Romeo Castelen is being sentenced to prison in the Netherlands.
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    Police intercepted him at an airport with a bag containing approximately €139,002 (reported as ~€7.5M or 'two million' euros) cash on March 6-8 of this year prior to his flight home from Romania.
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    Castelen is currently facing legal proceedings for the illegal possession and transport of large amounts of money across international borders.
Mar 13, 2024 Romeo Castellen was sentenced to prison in The Netherlands after being caught with a bag full of cash at Schiphol Airport. (Source: Index.hr)
Feb-Mar 6-8, 2019/4 Police intercepted Romeo Castelen on the flight from Bucharest to Amsterdam carrying approximately €7 million in cash; he was subsequently arrested and fined. (Source: Gsp.ro)
Mar 6-8, 2019/4 Romeo Castelen flew from Bucharest to Amsterdam with a bag containing €7 million in cash; he was arrested upon arrival. (Source: Gsp.ro)