Two Cyprus nationals jointly charged with 293 counts of money laundering and attempt to obtain property by deception have been further remanded in custody by the Suva Magistrates Court today.
Loizos Petridis and Cleanthis Petridis were allegedly involved in multiple suspicious ATM transactions last month.
The two men were earlier jointly charged with 6 counts of money laundering which involved $3,060 but the money seized from them was $150,000.
Cleanthis Petridis requested Magistrate Asanga Bodaragama if his MasterCard could be released so he can buy some necessary items such as food and personal items.
Magistrate Bodaragama informed him that his MasterCard cannot be released because it is at the centre of investigations right now.
He also said that since they were both remanded in custody they did not need money as everything is provided for them in custody.
The case will be called on the 16th of next month.
