The Kerala Police's arrest man sought by us for 83.00.00.00.00000 crypto fraud

Rs 83 trillion crypto scam: Who is Aleksej Besciokov, sought by us; Held in kerala?

A Lithuanian national team sought by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for Financial Fraud was caught by the Kerala Police. Aleksej Besciokov, 46 years old, co-founder of Garantex, an exchange of cryptocurrencies sanctioned by the US government in 2022, was arrested on Tuesday night while he had a vacation with his family in Varkala.

According to police, Besciokov has played a key role in facilitating billions of dollars in money laundering for transnational criminal and cyber networks. On March 7, the US Doj revealed a indictment against him and another alleged co-founder of Garantex, Aleksandr Mira Serda, 40, a Russian national living in the United Arab Emirates.

Varkala DSP B Gopakumar confirmed toi that the Varkala police have acted at a directive of the additional judicial magistrate of the Court of Patiala House, New Delhi, to arrest him. “He was asked to take him to the Court of Patiala House, where the extradition procedures will be carried out. So I followed the accused and we were arrested. There was a red corner notification from Interpol to arrest him. According to the procedure, he will be withdrawn here for two days and then transferred to the Court. On Thursday, to be later, to be taken over, to be taken, to be taken, to be taken, to be taken, to be taken, to expand, to be taken over, to expand in time, to be later, to be taken after some query procedures and investigations. ” Said Gopakumar.

Mira Serda and Aleksej Besciokov are experiencing accusations of money laundering conspiracy, while Besciokov was also accused of conspiracy to violate sanctions and operate a money -free money business.

Between 2019 and 2025, Aleksej Besciokov and Mira Serda controlled and operated Guarantex, reported toi. Besciokov has held the position of main technical administrator of the platform, supervising critical infrastructure, approval of transactions and ensuring his operations. Guarantex is assumed to be occupied by billions of dollars in criminal revenues, facilitating offenses such as hacking, ransomware, terrorism and drug trafficking, many of them have significantly affected American victims.

Meanwhile, the CBI spokesman declared in a statement, “at a request submitted by the US, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which acts under the extradition law of 1962, received a provisional arrest warrant on March 10, 2025 against the subject from ACJM Patiala House Court in Delhi. Produced in front of the Court of Patiala House by the Kerala Police. “