Sixty-nine suspected Georgian mafia members have been arrested in a coordinated operation across Europe. Initial reports suggested those arrested were Russian. Spanish police said twenty-four of them were detained in Spain, mainly in Barcelona and Valencia, as part of Operation Java. According to Efe news agency, the arrests are the result of a year-long investigation initiated by Spanish police. It said the other arrests were taken place in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, as well as France and Italy. According to BBC, those arrested are suspected members of a Georgian mafia network accused of a whole list of crimes, including money-laundering, extortion, drugs trafficking and possessing weapons. The Spanish operation was carried out by the central drugs and organised crime unit and other regional security forces.