brisbane airport. they said they were here for a holiday. they were part of a larger group of nine russians who had made multiple visits to queensland since 2010. ilya: there's these guys who came to australia're not very higher-rank russian businessmen, yeah? it looks like that they have some businesses in russia, but it's not big business, let's say. sean: the russians were involved in two siberian businesses: an ice cream factory and a precious-gem company. during their visits, there have been 24 accounts at this one surfers paradise branch, and over three years, more than $29 million was deposited into them. dr. david chaikin: the russians obtained debit cards on those bank accounts, and they used those debit cards to fund luxury holidays, designer clothes, expensive jewelry. the australian federal police carried out a six-month investigation, and with the material they had, they sought successfully to freeze those bank accounts in queensland. sean: in court, the australian federal police said they believed the cash was the proceeds of crime, and the accounts were being used "as virtual piggy banks for very large amounts of money." a judge said the police evidence showed "a very clear i