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US Treasury sanctions the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army and affiliates for running cyber‑scam centres and human‑trafficking operations in Burma, freezing their U.S. assets

by AdrianaAMLP | Nov 12, 2025

The action designates the DKBA, its senior leaders and affiliated companies for operating coercive scam compounds that target U.S. victims and generate revenue for the group’s military activities. It also freezes U.S.-linked assets, restricts financial dealings and...

OFAC sanctions several key Hezbollah operatives and Lebanese exchange houses for funneling tens of millions from Iran to the group through unlicensed money transfers

by AdrianaAMLP | Nov 6, 2025

The U.S. Department of the Treasury designates several individuals facilitating large-scale money movements from Iran to Hezbollah via Lebanon’s largely cash-based exchange houses, targeting tactics including illicit oil revenue and unlicensed currency conversion. The...

OFAC sanctions North Korean banks, IT firms, and individuals for cybercrime, labor‑fraud networks, and sanctions evasion, cutting off funding linked to the DPRK’s weapons programs

by AdrianaAMLP | Nov 4, 2025

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designates eight individuals and two entities tied to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for facilitating the laundering of proceeds from cyber-enabled theft, cryptocurrency heists...

US Treasury targets Mexico-based Human Smuggling Organisation and its leaders, sanctioning them for trafficking thousands of migrants and running interconnected drug and ML networks

by AdrianaAMLP | Oct 30, 2025

The designation targets the Bhardwaj Human Smuggling Organization, its principal, three associates and sixteen affiliated companies for orchestrating large-scale migrant smuggling operations into the United States alongside related bribery, drug trafficking and...

EU Council renews autonomous sanctions against ISIL/Da’esh and Al‑Qaeda until 31 Oct 2026, targeting 15 individuals and 7 groups with asset freezes, travel bans, and funding restrictions

by AdrianaAMLP | Oct 27, 2025

The sanctions aim to counter terrorism by specifically targeting those who plan, finance, or propagate the ideology of these groups, underscoring the EU’s ongoing commitment to combating the threat posed by Al‑Qaeda, ISIL/Da’esh, and their...
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