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AUSTRAC’s Proliferation Financing Update 2026 identifies PF as increasingly covert and technology-driven, with AI, crypto, and trade routes amplifying DPRK- and Iran-linked risks across supply chains

by AdrianaAMLP | May 12, 2026

The update identifies typologies linked to high-risk jurisdictions, including the use of front companies, dual-use goods procurement, opaque ownership structures, trade-based financial activity, and complex cross-border payment arrangements to circumvent international...

Reuters: Brazil and the U.S. launch a joint initiative to combat organised crime, focusing on sharing intelligence and integrating data to better intercept illicit flows of weapons and drugs

by AdrianaAMLP | Apr 10, 2026

Brazil and the US have agreed to establish a bilateral programme integrating intelligence and operational coordination between the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to target illicit flows of weapons and narcotics. According to...

U.S. Treasury publishes 2026 National ML Risk Assessment, warning criminals are exploiting fraud, drug trafficking, cybercrime, and digital assets to launder money, urging stronger public-private action

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Mar 12, 2026

The report assesses vulnerabilities across sectors—including banks, money services businesses, casinos, cash-intensive industries, and legal entities—and underscores the urgent need for both public and private sectors to strengthen risk‑mitigation measures, enhance...

OFAC targets Hizballah-linked actors and entities in Lebanon, including a gold trading network, freezing their U.S. assets to cut off the terrorist group’s funding and operations

by AdrianaAMLP | Feb 10, 2026

Action targets gold-trading and commodities networks linked to Hizballah’s financial apparatus, including entities like Jood SARL that convert gold reserves into usable funds and support the group’s cash flow and procurement operations. These sanctions block property...

U.S Treasury imposes sanctions on nine “shadow fleet” vessels and their operators, cutting off Iranian oil revenues that finance repression, terrorist proxies, and weapons programs

by AdrianaAMLP | Jan 23, 2026

OFAC designated nine vessels and eight companies under sanctions authorities for moving Iranian oil and petroleum products on behalf of Tehran, aiming to disrupt revenue streams used to finance internal repression and support terrorist proxies. These actions block all...

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AUSTRAC’s Proliferation Financing Update 2026 identifies PF as increasingly covert and technology-driven, with AI, crypto, and trade routes amplifying DPRK- and Iran-linked risks across supply chains

Reuters: Brazil and the U.S. launch a joint initiative to combat organised crime, focusing on sharing intelligence and integrating data to better intercept illicit flows of weapons and drugs

U.S. Treasury publishes 2026 National ML Risk Assessment, warning criminals are exploiting fraud, drug trafficking, cybercrime, and digital assets to launder money, urging stronger public-private action

OFAC targets Hizballah-linked actors and entities in Lebanon, including a gold trading network, freezing their U.S. assets to cut off the terrorist group’s funding and operations

U.S Treasury imposes sanctions on nine “shadow fleet” vessels and their operators, cutting off Iranian oil revenues that finance repression, terrorist proxies, and weapons programs

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