Officers from the Chisinau Police Directorate, together with prosecutors from PCCOCS, supported by special forces from BPDS Fulger and employees of ARBI, have dismantled an organized criminal group suspected of laundering money through cryptocurrencies.
According to the investigation, between December 2025 and April 2026, members of the group allegedly created fictitious digital assets and generated illicit online income estimated at over $3 million. The funds were reportedly laundered through cryptocurrency transactions and later used to purchase real estate and luxury vehicles.
As part of the case, law enforcement conducted 11 searches in Chisinau at the homes and in the vehicles of the suspects. Investigators seized documents, mobile phones, electronic storage devices, bank cards, draft notes, and other financial assets relevant to the case.
With the support of ARBI, authorities have frozen cryptocurrency assets worth approximately 22 million lei.
A 23-year-old man has been placed in pre-trial detention for 30 days, while six other individuals, aged between 23 and 68, are being investigated while at liberty. Under the law, all individuals benefit from the presumption of innocence, and the alleged offenses are punishable by up to 10 years in prison.