Thiruvananthapuram: It was a Facebook post created by Yuliya, the spouse of Aleksej Besciokov, which finally led to the arrest of the Lithuanian national, who had been wanted by Interpol and the US Secret Service for years.
Within the picture shared with the post, Yuliya had tagged a pal, which caught Interpol’s consideration. Appearing swiftly, the company alerted the US Secret Service, which then coordinated with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to problem a warrant. Following this, Kerala Police instantly arrested Alexsej.
Aleksejis wished by varied worldwide investigation companies for allegedly utilizing the cryptocurrency alternate Garantex to launder illicit funds. Between 2019 and 2025, he’s believed to have managed and operated Garantex, facilitating the laundering of a minimum of $96 billion in cryptocurrency for transnational legal networks, together with terrorist organisations.
To evade surveillance from world investigative companies, Aleksejhad adhered to a strict “zero-contact” technique for years. This meant avoiding any interactions with individuals who weren’t already identified to him. Throughout his visits to Varkala, Aleksejeven refused to rent employees to reduce the overgrown grass on his property, opting as a substitute to do the work himself to keep away from detection.
Not a low-wage employee, however a key member
Throughout an interrogation by the police, Aleksejclaimed that he had merely been a each day wage employee at Garantex owned by Russian nationwide Aleksandr Mira Serda, incomes simply $20 a day. Nevertheless, particulars supplied by Interpol fully contradicted his claims.
In accordance to Interpol’s report, Aleksejwas, in actual fact, a key administrative head of Garantex. He used to modify his Bitcoin transaction IDs every day, guaranteeing untraceable fund actions. When legal syndicates together with drug cartels carried out cryptocurrency transactions by way of Garantex, it was Aleksejwho facilitated the conversion of illicit funds into deposits.
The CBI and Monetary Intelligence Unit (FIU) have now launched an investigation into Alexsej’s monetary actions in India. As half of the probe, the FIU has sought particulars from Kerala Police relating to people he contacted within the state and any monetary transactions linked to him.
