Rapper Gims Detained in Paris Amid Money Laundering Investigation

Gims was taken into custody upon arriving in Paris on Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged money laundering activities. The artist, born Gandhi Djuna, was detained at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport by officers from the National Judicial Customs Service.

According to reports, French judicial authorities are examining a sophisticated money laundering scheme involving a network of shell companies established across several countries. These entities are suspected of being used to evade taxation in France, generate fraudulent invoices, channel funds derived from illicit activities, and obscure the true origins of the money.

The report further indicates that five individuals from the Paris region, previously involved in drug trafficking and now operating within financial crime circles, have already been linked to the same investigation.

Investigators are said to be focusing closely on a high-end real estate development in Marrakech that has been promoted by Gims, as part of their efforts to trace financial flows and determine potential connections to the alleged network.

Born in Kinshasa, the artist achieved significant commercial success, becoming the top-selling recording artist in France last year.

By fLEXI tEAM