Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov is expected to appear in court after being arrested by French police at an airport near Paris for alleged offences related to his popular messaging app.

According to reports, the Franco-Russian billionaire was detained at Le Bourget airport north of the French capital.

France’s OFMIN, an office tasked with preventing violence against minors, had issued an arrest warrant for Durov in a preliminary investigation into alleged offences including fraud, drug trafficking, cyber bullying, organised crime and promotion of terrorism.

Durov is accused of failing to take action to curb the criminal use of his platform.