FCC: A 23-Hour Search at Royal Green Wellness Resort

Title: FCC: A 23-Hour Search at Royal Green Wellness Resort

Content: The investigation by the Financial Crimes Commission (FCC) into financial transactions involving Avinash Gopee of NG Holdings Ltd reached a critical milestone over the weekend. Between Tuesday, April 7, and Thursday, April 9, the FCC conducted several simultaneous searches at the Nundan Gopee Tower in Ébène and at the headquarters of the Royal Green Wellness Resort. These operations revealed that an attempt had been made to render the computer servers inaccessible to authorities.

According to findings from the scene, the servers had reportedly been targeted by a virus aimed at blocking investigators from accessing data. Despite this sabotage attempt, the FCC's computer forensic experts managed to recover the data stored on the servers, allowing the investigation to continue. The search operations across multiple sites lasted approximately 23 hours.

The FCC suspects Avinash Gopee of being involved in an alleged large-scale money laundering scheme linked to multiple financial loans, some of which were granted by the Mauritius Investment Corporation (MIC). A Notice Upon Departure had been issued against him since February 2025.

The investigation particularly aims to shed light on investments made by Avinash Gopee through his various companies between 2020 and 2024. Preliminary conclusions from the FCC indicate strong suspicions of fund transfers to foreign countries, which would have involved sums received as financial facilities granted during the post-COVID-19 period, specifically between 2021 and 2024. In this context, services based in Réduit Triangle are currently scrutinizing all financial transactions related to Avinash Gopee and his businesses.

Among the files being examined is the granting of financial assistance of Rs 350 million by the MIC, provided in 2020-2021 for the Luxury Retirement Village/Royal Green Luxury Retirement Estate project located in Réduit Triangle. Avinash Gopee, whose fortune is estimated in billions of rupees, is a shareholder in many companies.

In addition to NG Holdings Ltd, the FCC also plans to analyze the financial activities of NG Tower IX Ltd, NG Tower VIII Ltd, St Antoine Housing Development Ltd, Société Horizon Suites Ltd, Luxury Retirement Village, and PSh Investment Ltd.

A Cybersecurity Investigation Launched

Furthermore, given the circumstances surrounding this attempt at cyber sabotage, as well as similar occurrences observed in another investigation involving a hotel group, the FCC has decided to open a separate investigation specifically focused on cybersecurity. During the raids conducted this week at NG Holdings Ltd and other related companies, the Commission learned that the group's servers had recently fallen victim to a cyberattack.

This attack allegedly involved the introduction of ransomware intended to make files inaccessible. However, FCC experts were able to identify the existence of a cloud backup platform, which secured the data contained on the servers. The FCC now intends to trace the perpetrators of this act, which clearly aimed to block access to sensitive computer data.

The Digital Forensic Laboratory team will conduct thorough analyses of the systems and files recovered, particularly those related to financial flows, as part of the main investigation. New developments are expected in the coming days.