French Congolese rapper Gims, real name Gandhi Djuna, was arrested at Paris Charles-de-Gaulle Airport on Wednesday, March 25, over allegations of money laundering. Gims, 39, was immediately placed in police custody shortly after he arrived at the airport, French newspaper Le Monde reported. ALSO READ: Congolese woman convicted of child trafficking by Belgian court The arrest relates to an investigation into organised money laundering initiated by Pnaco, France’s specialised anti-organised crime prosecutor. According to reports, his name appeared in a large scheme involving multiple shell companies set up in different countries. These companies allegedly avoided French taxes, issued fake invoices, laundered money from illegal activities, and concealed the origin of the funds. Five former drug traffickers from the Paris region, now involved in financial crime, have already been implicated in the same case, French media reported. Investigators are particularly looking at Gims’ luxury real-estate project in Marrakech, Morocco, called Sunset Village Private Residences. The development includes 118 high-end villas around a 3,000 m² lagoon, plus sports facilities, spa, sauna, and hammam. Gims launched the project publicly in 2025 and promoted it as his move into luxury property. As of Wednesday, Gims was still in custody being questioned.
