Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Indonesian National Police (INP)'s Criminal Investigation Agency has exposed on Wednesday (18/9/2024) a sophisticated money laundering scheme involving a death row inmate convicted of drug crimes, and eight accomplices. 

Commissioner General Wahyu Widada , the INP Head of Criminal Investigation Agency, detailed that the convict, identified as HS, and his network concealed and transferred illicit funds through a multi-step process.

“HS’s scheme involved three stages: first, depositing money into various accounts; second, transferring it to intermediary accounts; and finally, using it to purchase assets,” he said, as quoted by antaranews.com. 

He added that the department is determined to seize all related assets and  prosecute those involved in money laundering. 

The suspects face charges under the 2010 Anti-Money Laundering Law and the 2009 Narcotics Law, with penalties of up to 20 years in prison.

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