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NEWS: Vietnam dismantles $78.5M money laundering ring

The Vietnamese national flag flies on a diplomatic car outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, May 12, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo

By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

VIETNAMESE police have dismantled a major money laundering operation that moved over 2,000 billion VND (about $78.5 million) through fraudulent banking transactions.

The network, linked to online gambling and fraud syndicates in Cambodia, relied on shell companies and corporate bank accounts to hide illicit funds.

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