๐ฅ UK strikes Russian money laundering networks! ๐ฅ
The National Crime Agency (NCA) carried out a large-scale operation and dismantled two major money laundering networks at once - Smart and TGR. ๐ธ These organizations, hiding behind complex cryptocurrency schemes, were involved in financing crimes such as:
๐จ Drug trafficking
๐ป Cyber โโattacks using ransomware
๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ Espionage for Russia
The result? ๐
๐ 84 people arrested
๐ Over ยฃ20 million in cash and crypto seized
And here is who became the center of attention - Ekaterina Zhdanova, the alleged leader of the Smart network. She masterfully used cryptocurrencies to bypass sanctions and launder money for elites and cybercriminals. ๐ฎ
This operation was a real blow to criminal groups who thought that blockchain would help them remain undetected. But, as we can see, even complex crypto schemes can be exposed! ๐
Cryptocurrency may be a tool for freedom, but it is definitely not for lawbreakers! ๐ช
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