UK agency dismantles Russian money laundering network, making 84 arrests across 30 countries.

The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) has dismantled a multi-billion dollar Russian money laundering network used by criminals, including UK drug gangs and Russian hackers. The operation, involving arrests in 30 countries, targeted two networks, SMART and TGR, which laundered funds through cryptocurrency and cash. The NCA made 84 arrests and seized £20 million, disrupting a system that helped Russian elites bypass sanctions and fund espionage. Key figures, including Ekaterina Zhdanova, were sanctioned or arrested.

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