Cryptocurrencies used by gangs such as the Kinahan Cartel can provide the key to unlocking organised crime and money laundering networks, a major conference hosted by Europol has heard.
In recent years – and notwithstanding encouraging windows of progress – economic difficulties, political shifts, and the pandemic's lingering effects have undercut anti-corruption efforts in Latin America.
Amid the continued rollout of new sanctions measures in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) and HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions.