Money laundering case among world’s largest with assets seized worth over S$2.8bil


Following islandwide raids on Aug 15, assets seized or issued with prohibition of disposal orders is now worth more than S$2.8 billion. - SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The first sign of trouble, that something big was afoot, came in 2021 when the authorities noticed possible forged documents being used to substantiate sources of funds in bank accounts here.

So as not to alert the suspected money launderers, only a small group of police officers were involved in the initial investigations.

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