Australian authorities seize S$328,000 in Malaysian cop's account

Australian police applied for the freezing and forfeiture order last year over sums deposited in Wan Ahmad Najmuddin Mohd's (above) account at a Sydney branch of Commonwealth Bank. PHOTO: BERNAMA
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KUALA LUMPUR - A senior Malaysian police officer has had AUD$320,000 (S$328,000) in his bank account frozen by the Australian authorities on suspicion of money laundering.

Australian police applied for the freezing and forfeiture order last year over sums deposited in Wan Ahmad Najmuddin Mohd's account at a Sydney branch of Commonwealth Bank, the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) has reported.

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