NCA UKFIU’s SARs in Action (Aug 2025) sheds light on how Organised Immigration Crime exploits hawala networks, offering valuable typologies to spot illicit transactions

UK authorities are intensifying efforts against Organised Immigration Crime (OIC), which exploits informal value transfer systems and sophisticated smuggling networks across Europe. Between 2019 and 2024, UKFIU recorded over 15,000 OIC-related SARs, with banks and money service businesses reporting the majority. NCA’s Op SHEETFUL exposed a UK-based OCG linked to the Kurdish Region of Iraq…