Alexander John Broberg, son of the mayor of Marbella, Ángeles Muñoz, has requested to intervene in the proceedings of the National Court that orders the seizure of his home, valued at 230,000 euros, due to his connection with a drug trafficking and money laundering scheme.
The son of Marbella's mayor, Ángeles Muñoz, has embarked on a legal battle in the National Court to avoid losing the home in which he resides, following the seizure ordered in a ruling for drug trafficking and money laundering. Alexander John Broberg, who claims to be "severely harmed" by the ruling, has requested to be involved in the proceedings and to access the judicial actions.
The ruling affecting Alexander is the same one that sentenced his half-brother Joakim Broberg to nine years in prison and establishes that their father, Lars Broberg, participated in a scheme to launder funds from hashish and marijuana trafficking. In total, 21 of the 24 defendants were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 2 to 16 years, in a case linked to a branch of the Swedish mafia on the Costa del Sol.
The property in question belongs to Lesley Company Inc, a Panamanian company of which Alexander is the sole administrator and owner. The estate was seized by the court up to the amount of 230,000 euros, and the transfer of shares made in December 2019, when his father transferred the property to him free of charge, was declared null and void. According to Alexander's legal representation, this transfer was a donation, but the Anti-Drug Prosecutor requested its annulment, considering it part of the money laundering operation.
The origin of the problem dates back to 2010, when Lesley Company mortgaged the property through a loan from a company based in Liechtenstein. Seven years later, in July 2017, Joakim Broberg paid off the mortgage in a single payment, while the drug trafficking organisation was still active. The lack of evidence regarding the source of the money led the court to conclude that it was a money laundering operation of 230,000 euros. In 2019, Lars Broberg transferred the shares of the company to Alexander, who acknowledged in court that there was no economic consideration.
Alexander Broberg testified as a witness in the trial, stating that he has lived in the house since 2017 and that he became the owner through a donation in 2019. However, prosecutor María Dolores López criticized his attitude, pointing out that he had not intervened in the case despite being aware of the seizure. Now, facing the imminent loss of the home, Alexander has taken the step to request his intervention, although the court has already issued a final ruling and only two of the convicted have been imprisoned, while Joakim was released last week.
The case has a significant local impact in Marbella, where mayor Ángeles Muñoz has seen her family environment affected by this international drug trafficking scheme. The home, located on the Costa del Sol, is the family residence of Alexander and his partner, who now face the possibility of eviction. The National Court must decide whether to admit the intervention of the mayor's son, while the Prosecutor's Office maintains its position that the transfer of shares was a maneuver to conceal the illicit origin of the funds.
This case highlights the complexity of money laundering operations through offshore companies and the difficulty of tracing money from drug trafficking. The Costa del Sol, and particularly Marbella, has historically been a hotspot for the Swedish mafia, which uses the region as a base for its activities. The ruling of the National Court represents a blow to this network, although Alexander Broberg's legal battle could delay the execution of the seizure.
Local residents are closely following the development of the case, which directly affects the city's first family. Meanwhile, the mayor has not publicly commented on her son's judicial situation, who is now seeking to prevent his home from being seized.
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