The National Police transferred Salvador Llinás, a Majorcan, to Spain from Germany accused of defrauding nearly 40 million euros through the fraudulent sale of more than 1,500 cars in several countries Europeans. As reported by the General Directorate of Police, it was the agents of the Sirene Bureau who, under a European Arrest and Surrender Order (OEDE), escorted him out of the German country, where he was deprived of freedom.
According to the investigation, Llinás had employed a vehicle rental company of which he was the administrator since 2018, automatic click, to fraudulently sell more than 1,500 vehicles, with which he obtained around 40 million euros in profits.
The businessman landed in Madrid and was made available to the Court of Instruction number 9 of Palma – whose owner took charge of the investigations – electronically from the Madrid courts.
However, under the direction of his lawyer, Tomeu SalasLlinás refused to testify. The lawyer said he was helpless due to not having had access to the file and asked for his client’s release.
On the other hand, the prosecution and the forty private accusations brought during the procedure requested his placement in pre-trial detention as the alleged perpetrator of a fraud offense. For the moment, the judge’s decision has not been revealed.
Salvador Llinás was arrested in Taiwan
Llinás was arrested last October in Taiwan, then transferred to Frankfurt, where he spent almost a month in pre-trial prison while awaiting transfer to Spain.
Llinàs and his brother founded in 2014 Auto click in Son Oms, a company that rented cars through a fleet that did not belong to them. The two businessmen were dedicated to selling cars to various companies in Europe. without submitting the commercial documentation corresponding.
In just four years, Llinàs’ fraudulent company has taken over a fleet of up to 20,000 cars in at least seven countries, although it has expanded to 23 countries.
Affected companies from several countries reported these events, which is why an investigation was opened against Autoclick, which declared bankruptcy in 2019. Once the crime was committed, Salvador Llinàs He left Mallorca with a considerable sum of money. Until last October, he was on the run in Taiwan, where he leads a quiet life, surrounded by his family and various businesses, such as a Spanish cuisine restaurant.
However, the Taiwanese authorities verified that Interpol was looking for him and therefore decided expel him. So, agents from the Immigration Department took him to Singapore, although he was not allowed to enter the country due to the crimes he is accused of. He was eventually transferred to Frankfurt (Germany), where he has remained until now.
