U.S. lead leads to money laundering suspect

A suspect surnamed Tong, who was implicated in a drug-related money laundering case based on leads reported by the authorities in the United States, was recently investigated in Northeast China's Liaoning province, said the Ministry of Public Security on Wednesday.

The investigation was launched on the grounds of suspected illegal foreign exchange operations, said the ministry.

The investigation revealed that since 2017 Tong and others had been operating a car dealership in the U.S., selling cars and providing renminbi-U.S. dollar exchange services to their customers. Later, their operations shifted to engage exclusively in illegal foreign exchange trading.

The suspect has been apprehended and the case is under further investigation. This case represents a recent success in China-U.S. cooperation on drug enforcement, it said.