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Six Million Bank Accounts Blocked Over Illegal Activities

Six Million Bank Accounts Blocked Over Illegal Activities
Six Million Bank Accounts Blocked Over Illegal Activities

Six million bank accounts used for money laundering and goods smuggling have been monitored and blocked, the head of Iran’s Headquarters for Combating Smuggling of Commodities and Foreign Currency said.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Ali Moayyedi added that the accounts were owned by natural and legal entities as well as foreign nationals residing in Iran. 
“Over two million accounts owned by natural entities and three million accounts used by legal entities have been blocked,” Fars News Agency quoted him as saying. 

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