"Finding of money": France arrested Russian oligarch Alexei Kuzmichov - the media

A billionaire, which owns yachts and real estate in France, has been sanctioned since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. According to journalists, searches took place in Saint-Trope and his house in Paris, which involved 60 law enforcement officers, found packs of money. In France, on October 30, police detained the Russian oligarch Alexei Kuzmichov in the case of money laundering. Searches were conducted in places of residence, reports Le Monde.

The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) confirmed the information to the journalists that "searches were conducted in different places": at the Oligarch Villa in Saint-Trope (Var-Ed. ), As well as in the Paris House of the Oligarch, located in the 7th District the capital of France. According to the newspaper, Alexei Kuzmichov, a singer of the Alpha-Group consortium, who owns Alfa-Bank, European authorities view as "one of the most influential people in Russia.

" Sanctions are theoretically prohibited by the presence of individuals in European countries, but a source close to the oligarch indicates Le Monde that Kuzmichov was already in France at the time of his application. Sixty people were involved in the searches, including police officers in the Central Corruption and Financial and Tax Offenses (OCLCIFF), responsible for investigations, as well as about forty police officers from raid and Bri (police prefecture, Paris, Paris. . ).

According to journalists, his real estate in Saint-Trope on the Azure Bank in the Var Department, occupies more than two hectares. There were packs of money. Alexey Kuzmicov is a Russian entrepreneur, one of the controlling shareholders of the investment consortium "Alfa-Group". In 2022, in the rating of Russian billionaires Forbes took 20th place, his wealth was estimated at $ 6 billion. It has Cyprus citizenship. He has well -established links with the President of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin's eldest daughter Maria managed the alpha-ended charity project. With the support of the Russian war against Ukraine, it is under personal international sanctions of the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Ukraine, New Zealand. From March 15, 2022, it was included in the sanction list of all countries of the European Union. We will remind, on October 23 it was reported that the US wants to confiscate the yacht of the Russian oligarch Kerimov.