Switzerland blocked funds sent by son of former Spanish ambassador to Venezuela

Switzerland blocked the transfer of funds by the son of one of Spain's former ambassadors to Venezuela due to authorities' inability to trace the legal origin of the funds.

The transfer of €1.363m to Spain by Alejo Morodo, the son of Raul Morodo, who served as Spain's ambassador to Caracas under former president Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, was blocked in 2016, El Mundo reports.

The documentation provided by Morodo for the transfer of the funds was also deemed suspect, leading to Switzerland's decision to inform Spanish authorities.