The Attorney General of the Republic (PGR), Beatriz Buchili, revealed today in the Assembly of the Republic that Mozambique exported 330,241,242.39 dollars laundered on national territory between 2019 and 2023.

During the presentation of the annual report, she said that this amount had been sent to eight countries, namely China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai, Mauritius, Portugal and Turkey.

The amount refers to a case that had been taking place in Nampula province, in which a group of nationals and foreigners opened front companies using forged documents and third parties.

"A case has been opened and is currently being investigated, with inquiries both inside and outside the country," he said.

During 2023, 519 money laundering cases were registered, of which 449 resulted from the investigation of previous crimes of corruption, drug trafficking, environmental crimes, tax fraud and kidnappings and 70 from other situations, compared to 69 cases in the same period of 2022.

A total of 241 cases were dealt with, 170 were prosecuted, 71 were closed and 299 were carried over to the next period

According to Buchili, the fraudulent activities that led to money laundering in Mozambique involved civil servants, customs agents and bank employees.