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PHOTO:\u00a0Two Chinese nationals had “moved about $23 million of alleged proceeds of crime from China since late 2012”, the AFP alleges. ABC: Andrew O’Connor<\/strong><\/p>\n A mansion in Melbourne’s east, newly constructed units and more than 3,000 acres of Tasmanian farmland are among $17.3 million in property seized by authorities as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering by Chinese nationals.<\/p>\n The Australian Federal Police (AFP) this morning said it had seized six properties in Melbourne’s east \u2014 including a new mansion in Mont Albert, three units and a townhouse in Box Hill North and a commercial property in Blackburn \u2014 and more than 3,000 acres of farmland at Musselroe Bay on Tasmania’s north-east coast on Tuesday.<\/p>\n AFP Detective Superintendent Kate Ferry said the operation followed a 2017 request from the Chinese Ministry of Public Security for help to identify two Chinese nationals suspected of laundering proceeds of crime in Australia.<\/p>\n “Chinese authorities believe the money was raised in China through real estate and bank loan fraud,” Detective Superintendent Ferry said.<\/p>\n “What the AFP alleges is that the two Chinese nationals moved about $23 million of alleged proceeds of crime from China since late 2012.<\/p>\n READ MORE VIA ABC<\/a><\/p>\n