According to Bloomberg, on July 3, the Brazilian Federal Police launched "Operation Exchange" to crack down on a criminal organization suspected of laundering money for international drug trafficking. Police stated that the individuals under investigation transferred funds through methods such as illegal crypto asset transfers, cash transportation, and large bank transactions, with initial identification of fund flows exceeding 10 billion Brazilian reais. The court has ordered the seizure/freezing of assets, funds, and crypto assets, up to 10.4 billion Brazilian reais (approximately $2 billion). The operation executed 13 search and seizure warrants and 11 temporary arrest warrants. Separately, according to the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the network is allegedly linked to the Brazilian criminal organization PCC and has used cryptocurrencies to transfer illegal proceeds from the United States back to Brazil.

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GateUser-f2d5f4c0
· 7h ago
OFAC has intervened, standard for transnational crime syndicates.
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GateUser-03ce08c7
· 7h ago
Cryptocurrency assets have become a new channel for money laundering, giving regulators a headache.
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MemeFisher
· 7h ago
10.4 billion reais frozen, Brazil is getting serious this time.
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Half-SectionSucculentPie
· 7h ago
$2 billion, PCC's move is quite big this time.
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