Russian cryptocurrency exchange EXMO, will actively help the investigation in the framework of the high profile case about the Kursk drug dealers, selling drugs for the cryptocurrency.
Russian law enforcement officers detained the whole family from Kursk, and 4 other accomplices who laundered the money obtained from the sale of drugs, with the help of the trading platform EXMO. The representatives of the trading platform said it was ready to actively cooperate with law enforcement authorities of the Russian Federation.
Members of a criminal gang was convicted. They will be put to jail terms ranging from four to eight years. Also, criminals will have to pay fines.
“The exchange EXMO there are effective mechanisms for preventing illegal and criminal activities: the policy of combating the legalization of income obtained by criminal means (AML) and the procedure “Know your customer” (KYC). Anti money laundering policy https://exmo.com/ru/docs/aml implies a request for verification of the user in case of suspicion of hacking into the account or breach of the AML, and work with the most providers of the I / o Fiat money.
We believe it is necessary to deal with criminal activity and are willing to cooperate with the investigation. At the moment, these official requests from the service of the Russian Federation is not received,” — said General Director of the EXMO Sergey Zhdanov
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