The Kerala police has arrested Aleksej Besciokov in a money laundering case. The 46-year-old man was vacationing in Kerala’s Varkala, a popular beach destination for tourists. Besciokov is wanted by the US Department of Justice in a fraud case involving cryptocurrency accounts.

Aleksej Besciokov, co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, was apprehended by Varkala Police in Kerala for his alleged involvement in mone

Garantex co-founder Aleksej Besciokov was arrested in India's Kerala on Tuesday, U.S. and Indian officials tell TechCrunch.

Indian authorities arrested Aleksej Besciokov, the co-founder and one of the administrators of the Russian Garantex crypto-exchange while vacationing with his family in Varkala, India.

Besciokov is charged with money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to violate sanctions and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.

Authorities in India have arrested Aleksej Besciokov, a foreign national linked to a massive cryptocurrency exchange accused of enabling criminal activities worldwide. The arrest took place in Kerala,

Police in India have arrested a cryptocurrency exchange administrator wanted in the US for alleged money laundering and sanctions violations, the country's top investigative agency said. Aleksej Besciokov,

Besciokov allegedly ran Garantex, laundering over $96 billion in cryptocurrency for global criminal groups, including terrorists, while violating sanctions.