Seven persons were arrested on suspicion that they were involved in a money laundering scheme. The laundered sums varied between US$500,000 to US$1 million a month, IPN has learned from the Security and Intelligence Service (SIS)
The SIS said the suspects were arrested as a result of searches at a number of addresses. It was established that illegally made money was transferred to the accounts of several firms opened in the name of foreigners and Moldovans in a number of countries. The money was later put into circulation in Moldova or laundered further. At the final stage, the money reached Moldova in the form of donations intended for private individuals so as not to attract the attention of the bodies supervising the banking system and financial market.
The seven arrested persons, who included couriers from other states, were to launder the next tranche of money out of Moldova. The money was seized, but the amount is not specified.
