A man accused of money laundering in particularly large proportions in “Banca de Economii” (BEM) case was detained at the Tudora - Starokazacie state border crossing point after the Ukrainian law enforcement agencies extradited him based on a search warrant with subsequent arrest issued by the Moldovan authorities, IPN reports.

The criminal case was initiated in March 2013 by the Prosecutor General’s Office. Subsequently, other criminal cases started by the National Anticorruption Center were joined to it, the investigation being carried out by the criminal investigation body of the NAC under the leadership of the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office.

According to the NAC, the accused, together with other persons, laundered 2.5 million lei. He allegedly made several transfers to different accounts, including those of the company he managed, thus disguising the origin of money coming from a loan taken from Banca de Economii in 2011.

The man was remanded in custody for 72 hours and will be investigated and charged.