From drug trafficking to ransomware: a Russian national suspected of money laundering by French justice

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Arrested at Nice airport in October 2023, Ekaterina Zhdanova has been in pre-trial detention for over a year. She is said to have participated in global money laundering operations.

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Banknotes from Albania That Exposed the Money Laundering of International Drug Trafficking

Europol announced on Wednesday the dismantling of a criminal network operating as an underground banking system to launder and circulate proceeds from large-scale drug trafficking and other serious crimes. This operation was the result of coordinated efforts by law enforcement agencies from six countries, with Europol playing a pivotal role. Two key investigations—Operation “Gorgon” in Albania and Operation “Whitewall” in Spain—proved instrument…