The founder and CEO of the popular encrypted messaging service Telegram was detained at a Paris airport, French media reported Sunday.

Pavel Durov was detained at the Paris Le Bourget airport on Saturday evening after landing in France from Azerbaijan, according to broadcasters LCI and TF1.

Investigators from the National Anti-Fraud Office, attached to the French customs department, notified Durov that he was being placed in police custody, the broadcasters said.

Media reported Telegram has allegedly been used for money laundering, drug trafficking and content linked to sexual exploitation of minors.{ai:summary}<p>Pavel Durov, the man behind Telegram, found himself in hot water at a Paris airport after touching down from Azerbaijan. French customs, feeling particularly nosy, decided to whisk him away for a closer look. </p><p>Seems like encrypted messages couldn't shield him from the law this time. #crime</p>

French authorities arrest Pavel Durov, CEO of encrypted messenger Telegram

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