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MOSCOW, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Federal Security Service said Thursday it had detained in Moscow a Russian national suspected of raising and transferring at least 50 million rubles (775,000 U.S. dollars) to Islamic State (IS) terrorists in Syria since 2015.
"The collected funds were cashed and used for plotting and committing terrorist activities," it said in a statement.
During a search of the detainee's residence, law enforcement officers seized a significant number of bank cards and mobile phones with instructions from IS coordinators, along with extremist literature.
Authorities said an investigation remains ongoing.
