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Britain unravels money-laundering web feeding Russia’s war

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A billion-dollar money-laundering network in Britain bought a bank in Kyrgyzstan to help Russia evade Western sanctions and funnel funds to its war in Ukraine, UK police said on Friday. The group used hundreds of couriers across 28 towns to move cash from drugs and firearms trafficking.

 

A billion-dollar money-laundering network operating across the UK purchased a bank in Kyrgyzstan to help Russia evade Western sanctions and channel funds towards the Ukraine war, British police said Friday. The network has used hundreds of couriers in at least 28 UK towns and cities to collect criminal cash from drug dealing and firearms trafficking, among others.

 

The money was then quickly converted into cryptocurrency and moved around the world, Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) said, as it shared an update on the latest phase of the UK-led "Operation Destabilise". The international effort has now led to 128 arrests and the seizure of more than £25 million ($32.7 million) in cash and cryptocurrency in the UK, the NCA said.

 

Britain unravels money-laundering web feeding Russia’s war in Ukraine

 

In the past year, another 45 suspected launderers have been arrested and £5.1 million seized. Intelligence from the probe has also helped foreign partners seize $24 million and EUR2.6 million overseas.

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Nathan Gill has had a political fall from grace not seen for more than 50 years. The former leader of Reform UK Wales is facing prison for accepting Russian bribes while a Member of the European Parliament.

 

In a recent interview, Mr Farage described Gill as a “bad apple”. He said he was “shocked” after his former UK Independence Party (Ukip) colleague admitted eight counts of bribery.

 

“Any political party can find in their midst all sorts of terrible people,” Mr Farage said.

“Gill is particularly shocking because I knew him as a devout Christian, very clean-living, honest person.

 

From Reform UK to Russian bribes: The unravelling of Nathan Gill

 

( love Nigel's description of him- devout, clean living, honest....lol)

 

Nathan Gill, right, with Nigel Farage in 2019 (PA Archive)

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2 minutes ago, blaze master said:

Oh look more corruption. 

 

Oh look, more corruption from a far right politician

Can't believe this man threw it all away 

just for 40k pounds !

5 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

Oh look, more corruption from a far right politician

 

Keep on missing the point.

Farage ...Investigate this scum....Treasonous selling the UK out to Russia. 

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Two Russian-speaking networks, called Smart and TGR, are at the heart of a lot of the transfers, the NCA said. 

They launder money for transnational crime groups involved in cybercrime, drugs and firearms smuggling and help their Russian clients illegally bypass financial restrictions to invest money in Britain.

 

 

Russian criminality is taking on an ubiquitous dimension, aiding no doubt also I:sraeli crime groups, and Thailand is focusing on bringing in more and more of these quality people.

 

You gotta wonder.

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