Hushpuppi And Woodberry Extradited To US

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Hushpuppi and Woodberry
L-R: Hushpuppi and Woodberry

Dubai police have extradited suspected fraudsters, Ramon Igbalode Abbas better known as Hushpuppi and Olalekan Jacon Ponle ‘Mr Woodberry’ to the United States, following their arrest by the force.

This was confirmed in an Instagram post shared on the official page of the Dubai Police.

Read Also: Hushpuppi, Woodberry And Others Allegedly Arrested By Interpol In Dubai

FBI’s Director, Christopher Wray thanked the Dubai Police for their cooperation in extraditing the suspects who were accused of committing multiple money-laundering and cyber crimes.

The Instagram post reads;

The Director of the Federatal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Christopher Wray has praised the exceptional efforts exerted by the United Arab Emirate, represented by the Dubai Police General HQ, in combating transnational organised cybercrime including the recent arrest of Raymond Igbalode Abbas, known as “Hushpuppi” and Olalekan Jacon Ponle aka “Woodberry” who were taken down in operation “Fox Hunt 2”.

Mr Wray also extended his appreciations to Dubai Police for their cooperation in extraditing the wanted criminals, who committed money-laundering and multiple-cybercrimes, to the United States.

 

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تقدم سعادة كريستوفر ري مدير مكتب التحقيقات الفدرالية الأمريكية “FBI” بالشكر الجزيل إلى دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة ممثلة في القيادة العامة لشرطة دبي، على جهودها الاستثنائية في مكافحة الجريمة الإلكترونية المُنظمة العابرة للحدود، والتي أثمرت عن إلقاء القبض على ريمون الرونوا عباس المُلقب بـ “هاشبوبي”، وأولاليكان جاكوب بونلي المُلقب بـ “وود بيري” في العملية النوعية “صيد الثعالب 2”. #HushPuppi . @fbi The Director of the Federatal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Christopher Wray has praised the exceptional efforts exerted by the United Arab Emirate, represented bu the Dubai Police General HQ, in combating transnational organised cybercrime including the rrecent arrest of Raymod Igbalode Abbas, known as “Hushpuppi” and Olalekan Jacon Ponle aka “Woodberry” who were taken down in opetation “Fox Hunt 2”. Mr Wray also extended his appreciations to Dubai Police for their cooperation in extraditing the wanted criminals, who committed money-laundering and multiple-cybercrimes, to the United States.

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The suspects and 10 others were tracked down and arrested by Dubai police in a operation dubbed ‘Fox Hunt 2’.

According to a short documentary detailing the process of their arrest, the Dubai Police monitored and tracked the suspected fraudsters and associates for 4 months.

Read Also: Dubai Police Release Short Film ‘FoxHunt2’ On How Hushpuppi, Woodberry, Others Were Tailed And Arrested For Online Fraud (Video)

It was also revealed that they have defrauded almost 2 million victims globally of N168 billion, seizing more N50 billion in cash and 13 luxury cars worth N3.7 billion.

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