BB heist: CID finds 23 foreigners’ involvement

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police today claimed that they have identified 23 foreigners who collected the Bangladesh Bank heist money from the Philippines casino and handed over to the mastermind.

Additional Deputy Inspector General Shah Alam of CID (Organised Crime) speaks at Police Convention Centre in Dhaka on December 10, 2016. Photo: Star

“Apparently, the mastermind of the heist collected the transferred money though Philippines casino and cashed out the sum using 23 field operatives,” Additional Deputy Inspector General Shah Alam of CID (Organised Crime) told reporters at Police Convention Centre in Dhaka today.

“We are trying to know the identity of mastermind by interrogating these people through the intelligence departments of the concern countries, he said.

Cyber criminals stole $101 million from the BB account with the Federal Reserve Bank in February. The incident came to light several days later.

In the Philippines, $81 million was transferred to four bank accounts opened with deposits of only $500 each.

However, in Sri Lanka, payment of $20 million was stopped by the bank concerned.