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Rare plants hidden in toys – and other trafficking tactics

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd19x4qpw5qo

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How “Sea Cocaine” Brought the World’s Smallest Porpoise to the Brink of Extinction

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3mqw/vaquita-endangered-porpoise-cartel-fishing-documentary

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Nigeria Tries to Curb Rising Drug Production and Trafficking

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18872-nigeria-tries-to-curb-rising-drug-production-and-trafficking

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Russia: Why the sanctions failed to bite

Read here: https://mondediplo.com/2024/07/11russia-sanctions

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Mexican cartels boast of increased lethal firepower, including some weapons from the U.S.

Read here: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/06/29/mexican-cartels-increased-firepower-us-weapons/74226110007/

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From Bush to Butchery: The Game Meat Value Chain in Northern Tanzania

Read here: https://www.traffic.org/publications/reports/from-bush-to-butchery/ Link to report: https://www.traffic.org/site/assets/files/24358/bush-to-butchery-vsingle-final.pdf

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Mexico’s Meth Producers Are Making Their Own Precursors, Government Says

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/mexicos-meth-producers-are-making-their-own-precursors-says-government/

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Battling the rising tide of fake medicine

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multinational-companies/battling-the-rising-tide-of-fake-medicine/82564543

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Ninth convict in $3b money laundering case deported to the UK

Read here: https://www.singaporelawwatch.sg/Headlines/ninth-convict-in-3b-money-laundering-case-deported-to-the-uk-ica

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US Seizes LA Mega-Mansion from Former Armenian Minister

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18873-us-seizes-la-mega-mansion-from-former-armenian-minister

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Big mafia money-laundering ring uncovered in Rom

Read here: https://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2024/07/09/big-mafia-money-laundering-ring-uncovered-in-rome_108a80e0-ac58-4373-bb30-843cd23eb111.html

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Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada: Mexican drug lord arrested in US

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ng4g31x1wo

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Switzerland expands its list of sanctions against Russia

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/switzerland-expands-its-list-of-sanctions-against-russia/83240038

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The flawless fraud of real-time deepfakes

Read here: https://www.fraud-magazine.com/article.aspx?id=4295023572

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How scam networks use fake celebrity ads to lure online investors

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/life-aging/how-scam-networks-use-fake-celebrity-ads-to-lure-investors/82568794

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Southeast Asia: Torture rooms and karaoke bars in gang-run ‘scam farms’

Read here: https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/07/1151886

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Huione Guarantee: The multi-billion dollar marketplace used by online scammers

Read here: https://www.elliptic.co/blog/cyber-scam-marketplace

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Brazil Detains 8 Suspected of Transporting Cocaine in Private Jets

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18861-brazil-detains-8-suspected-of-transporting-cocaine-in-private-jets

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Swiss coffee trader arrested in Guatemala

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/guatemalan-justice-system-arrests-swiss-coffee-trader/83131539

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Spanish Court Asked to Fine Duro Felguera €160M in Venezuela Alleged Bribery Case

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18866-spanish-court-asked-to-fine-duro-felguera-160m-euros-in-venezuela-alleged-bribery-case

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Paxful Inc. Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Fail to Maintain Effective Anti-Money Laundering Program

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/paxful-inc-co-founder-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-fail-maintain-effective-anti-money-laundering

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We bought everything needed to make $3 million worth of fentanyl. All it took was $3,600 and a web browser

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/drugs-fentanyl-supplychain/

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The End of North Korean Sanctions Enforcement…and What Comes Next

Read here: https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/the-end-of-north-korean-sanctions-enforcementand-what-comes-next/

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority takes disciplinary action against DBS Bank for AML and CTF failings

Read here: https://www.hkma.gov.hk/eng/news-and-media/press-releases/2024/07/20240705-3/

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Sanctions barely affecting Russia’s ability to wage war

Read here: https://www.ifo.de/en/press-release/2024-07-08/sanctions-barely-affecting-russias-ability-wage-war

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The 2024 State of Cryptocurrency Investigations Report

Read here: https://go.chainalysis.com/state-of-crypto-investigations-report-2024.html

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How A Politically Connected Azerbaijani Tycoon Poured Secretive Millions Into British KFC Franchise

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-anar-mammadov-kfc-britain-trump-hotel-baku-corruption/33017339.html

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Cutting-edge technology is being deployed to stop the illegal trafficking of Australian wildlife

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-08/cutting-edge-technology-to-stop-wildlife-trafficking/104030746

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‘It’s very troubling’: Thieves use vulnerable man to take out £28,000 Metro Bank loan

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/jul/06/thieves-vulnerable-man-metro-bank-loan

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Border Hell: Chinese Mafia Kingpins and Cybercriminality in Asia

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGunSumpsEs

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Unwaste: Tackling waste trafficking to support a circular economy

Read here: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/environment-climate/asia-pacific/unwaste.html

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Latest insights on Australia’s money laundering and terrorism financing risks key to taking the profit out of crime

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/news-and-media/media-release/latest-insights-australias-money-laundering-and-terrorism-financing-risks-key-taking-profit-out-crime

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro indicted for alleged money laundering of undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia

Read here: https://www.newarab.com/news/bolsonaro-indicted-money-laundering-saudi-arabia-diamonds

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Direct Flights to Bali Delayed Over Sanctions Concerns, Says Russian Envoy

Read here: https://www.bernama.com/en/world/news.php?id=2314982

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Banks in Singapore to Strengthen Resilience Against Phishing Scams

Read here: https://www.mas.gov.sg/news/media-releases/2024/banks-in-singapore-to-strengthen-resilience-against-phishing-scams

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Sacked Northern Data Execs File Suit Against Tether-Backed Company, Alleging Fraud

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/07/05/sacked-northern-data-execs-file-suit-against-tether-backed-company-alleging-fraud/

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Bollywood Director Arrested for Wildlife Smuggling at Indonesian Airport

Read here: https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/bollywood-director-arrested-for-wildlife-smuggling-at-indonesian-airport/

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The Mafias Behind Sand Trafficking in Latin America

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/the-mafias-behind-sand-trafficking-in-latin-america/

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Russian regulator encourages use of crypto to counter sanctions

Read here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/russian-regulator-encourages-use-of-crypto-to-counter-sanctions/

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