By Donstance Koroma
A team of police officers, led by Detective Sergeant 6450 Katimi, arrested and brought in Andrew Sesay, Ralph Titus and Goodwill Odugu (all of 4 Macaulay Drive, Adonkia, Goodrich) for allegedly conspiring with other persons unknown to defraud one Andrew Soetjahjo Moeljahartono (a Singapore resident) a total sum of one million one hundred and twenty thousand United States dollars (USD1,120,000). This was money meant for purchasing and shipping gold between 2016 and 2019.
AIG Crime Services told newsmen that all three accused are now in their custody, adding that the Trans National Organized Crime Unit (TOCU) has already started investigations into the matter.
He continued that they want to ascertain whether the payment was made directly into the country.
“We want the Indonesian national to tell the Police how such money was transmitted and through which particular individual the money was channelled to,” the Police AIG stated.
The Police AIG also stated that part of their investigations will also want to find out whether the investor got what he paid the money for.
The subject of the Police investigation will revolve around the areas highlighted above, Mr Brima Jah noted.