Searches in a money laundering case, carried out by the NAC and SIS. An organized criminal group allegedly operated suspicious transactions, introducing thousands of euros and dollars into the country

The officers of the National Anticorruption Center (NAC) and the Security and Intelligence Service (SIS), under the direction of the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office, carried out 9 searches today in a criminal case of money laundering, committed by a criminal group organized in particularly large proportions.

According to the investigated facts, five people domiciled in the northern region of the country, pursuing the purpose of introducing into the circuit the financial means of a suspicious origin, using the interbank systems of fast transfers (Western Union, ‎Zolotaya Korona, ‎Intelliexpress, Moneygram, Ria Money Transfer, etc.), ensured the introduction of illicit financial means on the territory of the Republic of Moldova in several installments.

Thus, in the period August-December 2023, more than 90 natural persons were identified and rounded up who, against a financial commission, offered their personal bank data for the transfer and disguise of the origin of the money provided by the organized criminal group, making withdrawals documented by the prosecution in the amount of 197,861 euros and 19,822 dollars.

As a result of the criminal investigation, several electronic devices for storing information, including financial means in different currencies, were seized.