India is arrested by the cry of crypto based in Russia

Authorities in India have arrested an administrator for cryptocurrency exchange, which the US search for allegedly assisted the money of cybercrime laundering and violated sanctions.

On Tuesday, Kerala was arrested by Alexei Hamiokov, who was arrested in the southern state of Kerala.

According to the US Department of Justice (DOJ), he was one of the administrators of the Russian exchange of cryptocurrencies Garantx, and was responsible for consideration and approval of its transactions.

Impsiones are in custody and has not yet made a statement. Garantx couldn’t immediately address the comments.

According to Zakhakov, he “resided in Russia” Recently issued charges of DojAnd it is unclear when and why he came to India.

The Central Bureau of Investigation of India (CBI) is stated in a statement that this Issued a pre -arrest A warrant on it At the request of Washington.

Currently, ISSIOKA will be produced in Delhi court. It is unclear if it is extradited to the US.

The United States, coordinating with Germany and Finland, removed the Internet infrastructure used by Garantx, DOJ said last week.

It adds that Garantx has treated at least $ 96 billion ($ 74.10 billion) in cryptocurrencies since 2019, and that it allegedly received hundreds of millions of criminal revenues, which were then used to “facilitate multiple crimes”, including hacking, ransom, terrorism.

Doj also accused the Lithuanian citizen of violating sanctions and managing a “unlicensed business that transmits money.”

Last week, US officials accused Hamiokov, together with Russian exchange, Alexander Mira, with money laundering.

Garantx was sanctioned by the US Treasury in 2022.

But soon, the Impsiones and other administrators “reworked” their activity to “elimination of sanctions” and caused the US business to work with them, Doj said.

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