Friday-night drug deals helping Russian war machine, UK crime agency warns
Summary
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned that buying drugs in Britain is indirectly supporting Russia's arms factories. This is tied to a Russian-led money-laundering network operating in the UK, where illegal activities fund arms manufacturing for the Ukraine war.Key Facts
- The National Crime Agency (NCA) warns that drug deals in the UK help fund Russian arms manufacturing.
- A Russian-led money-laundering network bought a bank in Kyrgyzstan to aid payments for Russia's military industry.
- The bank, Keremet Bank, helped another bank, Promsvyazbank, make payments for Russian arms factories.
- The money-laundering networks TGR and Smart operate in at least 28 UK towns, offering services to drug dealers and others.
- These networks launder street-level cash, making serious crime profitable in the UK.
- Operation Destabilise is the NCA's investigation aimed at disrupting these money-laundering activities.
- Involvement in money laundering spans various actors, including former footballers and international criminal networks.
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