NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Kerala Police arrested Lithuanian national Aleksej Besciokov on Wednesday who is wanted by the United States for his alleged role in facilitating money laundering through cryptocurrency transactions.
Besciokov is the co-founder of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange that has been accused of enabling money laundering for transnational criminal organisations, including terrorist groups, news agency PTI reported.
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