Man arrested as police seize hundreds of bank cards used to move alleged stolen money in and out of India
A man has been charged after police investigating an international money laundering syndicate seized hundreds of bank cards, identity documents and cash.
The 27-year-old Indian national was arrested at a shopping centre in Melbourne’s west, on Tuesday.
Victoria Police detectives searched his home in Sunshine West and seized about 250 bank cards, identity documents under a variety of names, mobile phones and cash.
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Police will allege he used the false identity documents to receive stolen money and then send it via transfer services to India.
In total, more than $200,000 worth of suspicious transfers have been identified.
The man was interviewed by police and subsequently charged with 22 counts of knowingly dealing with proceeds of crime.
He has been remanded in custody to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
The investigation into the international money laundering syndicate continues.
