New Delhi, March 13 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Kerala police have arrested a Lithuanian citizen wanted by the US authorities from Thiruvananthapuram, people familiar with the development said on Wednesday.
The arrested person, Alexsej Besciokov, 46, a Lithuanian national, has been charged by the US Secret Service, along with co-accused Russian national Aleksandr Mira Serda, for operating and controlling Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange that allegedly facilitated money laundering by transnational criminal organisations.
A CBI spokesperson said, "In a coordinated action with the aid of International Police Cooperation Unit (IPCU) of CBI, Kerala Police have arrested Aleksej Besciokov from Thiruvananthapuram, who was ...