Fyns Police arrested three men on Tuesday in an investigation into alleged serious money laundering, tax evasion and debtor fraud at the bankrupt bus company LS Busser and related firms.
The arrests took place on September 22, 2026, following a lengthy investigation into LS Busser and a number of connected companies. DR reports that the case covers grave money laundering, tax evasion and debtor fraud. The news agency Ritzau supplied the reporting.
According to Fyns Police, the three arrested men are aged 24 and 35 and come from Odense, plus a 64-year-old from Aarhus Municipality. Two of the men are suspected of particularly serious money laundering, tax evasion and debtor fraud. The police say there is no family relation between the suspects.
Police Inspector Michael Lichtenstein of Fyns Police said the suspects had different roles, but declined to detail them. Per his account, some of the alleged crime took place inside LS Busser, while other parts took place in parallel or subordinate companies. Police believe the same individuals were behind all of it.
Lichtenstein described the arrangement as an intricate system, built in several ways to avoid paying the required tax. Investigators have focused on owners, managers and employees of the companies. One of the suspects was not directly employed, but acted as a kind of adviser to the others.
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Fake charging subscriptions
The 24-year-old and a different 35-year-old man are charged with fraud involving electric vehicle charging subscriptions. Fyns Police state that 573 private subscriptions were created and used to charge the companies’ vehicles. Electricity worth more than DKK 1.5 million was drawn without payment, according to police.
That second 35-year-old man was remanded in custody on September 11, 2026, to prevent him from influencing the other suspects. After Tuesday’s arrests, police and prosecutors assessed that he could no longer affect the investigation, and he was released. Lichtenstein said the earlier detention was needed to stop the creation of new subscriptions.
Fyns Police have seized cash and funds held in bank accounts totaling around DKK 20 million from various companies in recent weeks. The money laundering count concerns a sum in the millions of kroner. The seizures took place before the company’s collapse.
Several Danish media reported earlier in September 2026 that LS Busser was filed for bankruptcy and that the Funen flex traffic operator halted its services. The three men arrested on Tuesday were not sought for pre-trial detention at that stage. Police and prosecutors said there was neither a need nor a basis for it.
Fyns Police said they are also interested in a fifth man who is currently abroad, without detailing his suspected role. Lichtenstein added that further charges against additional people are possible as the investigation proceeds.
