Dubai Police Extradites Hushpuppi and Woodberry to the US

Obiajulu Joel Nwolu

Fraud suspects Hushpuppi and Woodberry who were arrested in Dubai by Dubai police have been extradited to the United State (US) to answer for allegations of financial crimes.

The Dubai police confirmed this in a tweet on Thursday, acknowledging the appreciation of the FBI for their good work.

Ramon Igbalode popular known as Hushpuppi and Olalekan Jacon Ponle alias Woodberry will be facing charges of multiple money-laundering and cyber-crimes in the US.

The Dubai police had earlier revealed details of their arrest in a documentary. The operation codenamed ‘Fox hunt’ led to the arrest of the duo and 10 other suspects.

The 4 months planned raid resulted in the arrest of the suspects and recovery of over N150 billion in cash and 13 luxury cars worth around N3.7 billion. Dubai Police equally said the gang has scammed almost 2 million victims.

 

 

This post was written by Obiajulu Joel Nwolu.

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