Kerala: India arrests Russia based crypto administrator wanted by US

Aleksej Besciokov is wanted by the US for allegedly laundering money and violating sanctions.

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Aleksej Besciokov, a Lithuanian citizen and Russian resident, was arrested in the southern state of Kerala on Tuesday, India's top investigative agency said.

According to the US Justice Department (DOJ), he was one of the administrators of Garantex, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange, and was responsible for reviewing and approving its transactions.

Besciokov is in custody and has not yet made a statement. Garantex could not immediately be reached for comment.

Besciokov was "residing in Russia", according to DOJ's recently-released indictment, and it is unclear when and why he came to India.

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