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Concerns over drug trafficking through Amsterdam port as cocaine seizures rise

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2023/07/24/concerns-drug-trafficking-amsterdam-port-cocaine-seizures-rise

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Guinea: Taking Back Control from the Grips of Trafficking

Read here: https://storyteller.iom.int/stories/guinea-taking-back-control-grips-trafficking

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Monagas: The Missing Link for Venezuela Drug Traffickers

Rea there: https://insightcrime.org/news/monagas-the-missing-link-for-venezuela-drug-traffickers/

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Illicit, Offshore, Shadow, Invisible: Financial Thrillers and Global Capital

Read here: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/illicit-offshore-shadow-invisible-financial-thrillers-and-global-capital/

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Has the UK government forgotten about Serious and Organised Crime?

Read here: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/has-government-forgotten-about-serious-and-organised-crime

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Jeffrey Epstein withdrew up to $80,000 in cash ‘several times a month’ while he paid girls for ‘massages’ court filings say

Read here: https://emeatribune.com/jeffrey-epstein-withdrew-up-to-80000-in-cash-several-times-a-month-while-he-paid-girls-for-massages-court-filings-say/

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FINTRAC releases updated indicators on laundering the proceeds of crime through underground banking schemes

Read here: https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/intel/operation/ml-rec-eng Link to PDF: https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/intel/operation/ml-rec-eng.pdf

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Hunter Biden sold $1.3M in art – and one buyer was a Dem donor ‘friend’ Joe appointed to a prestigious commission

Read here: https://nypost.com/2023/07/24/hunter-biden-sold-1-3m-in-art-and-buyers-include-dads-appointee/

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Daniel Duggan: Flight school where former US marine taught says syllabus ‘totally unclassified’

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/25/daniel-duggan-flight-school-where-former-us-marine-taught-says-syllabus-totally-unclassified

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Azerbaijan Detains Well-Known Opposition Leader

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17868-azerbaijan-detains-well-known-opposition-leader

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Lebanon prepares for end of central bank chief Riad Salameh’s term

Read here: https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/lebanon/2023/07/24/lebanon-prepares-for-end-of-central-bank-chief-riad-salamehs-term/

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How does global trade and receivables finance mitigate against proliferation financing?

Read here: https://iccwbo.org/news-publications/policies-reports/global-trade-receivables-finance-mitigate-proliferation-financing/

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“Biggest Dutch user” arrested in continuing hacker website probe

Read here: https://www.dutchnews.nl/2023/07/biggest-dutch-user-arrested-in-continuing-hacker-website-probe/

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China to G7, EU: We ‘strictly’ implement UN sanctions on North Korea

Read here: https://uk.style.yahoo.com/china-g7-eu-strictly-implement-163654294.html

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Australia concludes sting on $92m illegal employment ring

Read here: https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/australia-concludes-sting-on-92m-illegal-employment-ring/

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Sanctions alone won’t shut down Libya’s illicit economies

Read here: https://issafrica.org/iss-today/sanctions-alone-wont-shut-down-libyas-illicit-economies

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Altice co-founder detained in Portuguese corruption probe

Read here: https://uk.style.yahoo.com/altice-co-founder-detained-portuguese-144204209.html

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US sanctions Mali’s defence minister, officials over Wagner ties

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/24/us-sanctions-malis-defence-minister-officials-over-wagner-ties

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Bombs, car chases and ‘free money’: Dutch gangs blow up German cash machines

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/5a03b08d-dc7e-4115-b6aa-139e1ec39b99

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Snapchat: Does app give drug gangs access to teenagers?

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66175144

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UK MPs launch inquiry into prosecution of Norton Motorcycles pension fraud

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/24/mps-launch-inquiry-into-prosecution-of-norton-motorcycles-pension

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Detroit woman pleads guilty to distributing millions of pills in dark web trafficking case

Read here: https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/detroit-woman-29-pleads-guilty-to-distributing-millions-of-pills-in-dark-web-trafficking-case/

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Cash is king: Impact of the Ukraine war on illicit financial flows in South Eastern Europe

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/ukraine-war-iffs-south-eastern-europe/

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Whistleblower Stories: 12 Inspiring Individuals Who Safeguarded Public Interest by Exposing Misconduct

Read here: https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/whistleblower-stories-individuals-safeguarded-public-interest-exposing-misconduct

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Ex-Venezuela spy chief pleads not guilty to US drug charges

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66252782

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Booz Allen Agrees to Pay $377.45 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/booz-allen-agrees-pay-37745-million-settle-false-claims-act-allegations

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Major corruption exposed: Helicopter parts worth Rs7 billion illegally cleared under investigation

Read here: https://thecurrent.pk/rs7-billion-helicopter-parts-corruption/

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Colombia’s marijuana farmers want out of the shadows. Will the government ever legalize their harvest?

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/24/americas/marijuana-colombia-farmers-intl-latam/index.html

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The Royal Foundation and UNODC Join Forces to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade

Read here: https://www.vindobona.org/article/the-royal-foundation-and-unodc-join-forces-to-combat-illegal-wildlife-trade

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Political scandal rocks Uruguay after passport issued to ‘dangerous and influential’ drug trafficker

Read here: https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-07-21/political-scandal-rocks-uruguay-after-passport-issued-to-dangerous-and-influential-drug-trafficker.html

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An 8-year-old had no trouble buying an AK-47 online and mailing it home

Read here: https://nypost.com/2023/07/23/an-8-year-old-had-no-trouble-buying-an-ak-47-online-and-mailing-it-home/

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Maldives, a transit point for shipments circumventing sanctions against Russia

Read here: https://timesofoman.com/article/133826-maldives-transit-point-for-shipments-circumventing-sanctions-against-russia

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62 transcontinental migrant smugglers arrested

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/62-transcontinental-migrant-smugglers-arrested

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A Russian exile won $200 million from a Putin crony. He could lose it all in U.S. courts

Read here: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-07-24/yegiazaryan-putin-kerimov-rotenberg-supreme-court-russia-moscow

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Germany to set up new body to combat money laundering

Read here: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/germany-set-body-combat-money-142137997.html

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FBI Told Delaware U.S. Attorney It Had Already Partially Corroborated Biden Bribery Claims, Source Says

Read here: https://thefederalist.com/2023/07/24/fbi-told-delaware-u-s-attorney-it-had-already-partially-corroborated-biden-bribery-claims-source-says/

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Russia evades world’s sanctions with lessons learned from Iran: ‘An alliance of convenience’

Read here: https://www.foxnews.com/world/russia-evades-worlds-sanctions-lessons-learned-iran-an-alliance-convenience

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Inaugural UK-US strategic sanctions dialogue: British Ambassador’s statement

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/statement-on-the-inaugural-uk-us-strategic-sanctions-dialogue

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Fraud Groups Use Deepfakes to Enhance Imitation Scams in Peru

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/fraud-groups-use-deepfakes-to-enhance-imitation-scams-in-peru/

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