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INTERPOL calls for global action to tackle escalating threat of chemical weapons, emphasising the role of AI and the exploitation of financial networks in fueling illicit trade and TF

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | May 9, 2025

Emerging technologies, especially AI, are raising significant concerns, as non-state actors use AI to create propaganda and plan attacks. AI is also being leveraged for chemical synthesis and cyberattacks on chemical facilities, amplifying the risks. The proliferation...

US Treasury hits top Houthi leaders with sanctions for arms deals, smuggling, and recruiting fighters for Russia

by AdrianaAMLP | Mar 5, 2025

Sanctions target seven senior Houthi members and one Houthi-affiliated operative for smuggling military-grade weapons into Yemen, negotiating arms deals with Russia, and recruiting Yemenis to fight in Ukraine.sanctioned seven senior Houthi members and one...

US Treasury targets Gulf Cartel for its involvement in illegal activities such as unregulated fishing, human smuggling, and narcotics trafficking

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Nov 24, 2024

The action highlights how transnational criminal organizations like the Gulf Cartel rely on a variety of illicit schemes like IUU fishing to fund their operations, along with narcotics trafficking and human smuggling,” said Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and...

GFI examines how opacity in vessel ownership and international trade creates facilitates illicit trade

by AdrianaAMLP | Nov 14, 2024

Recommends that, given ‘these clusters of opacity’, the entire trade ecosystem – the goods, the pricing and the delivery – should be under scrutiny by the international community.

Swiss Aid publishes study on the illegal trade of African gold

by AdrianaAMLP | May 30, 2024

According to a new study, between 321 and 474 tons of artisanal gold are produced annually in Africa without being declared, and at least 435 tons of gold were smuggled from the African continent in 2022 alone.

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INTERPOL calls for global action to tackle escalating threat of chemical weapons, emphasising the role of AI and the exploitation of financial networks in fueling illicit trade and TF

US Treasury hits top Houthi leaders with sanctions for arms deals, smuggling, and recruiting fighters for Russia

US Treasury targets Gulf Cartel for its involvement in illegal activities such as unregulated fishing, human smuggling, and narcotics trafficking

GFI examines how opacity in vessel ownership and international trade creates facilitates illicit trade

Swiss Aid publishes study on the illegal trade of African gold

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