Crypto Trail Leads UAE, Sweden to $7.1 Million Laundering Network
- The United Arab Emirates arrested an unnamed Swedish national accused of leading an international gang and wanted by Sweden under an INTERPOL Red Notice for suspected money laundering.
- Swedish authorities simultaneously arrested six alleged gang members in Sweden during a joint operation with the United Arab Emirates.
- The UAE Ministry of Interior said the network handled about SEK 70 million over ten months through criminal cash proceeds and cryptocurrency transfers.
- The ministry said digital evidence linked the network’s finances to organized crime and contract killings, while legal proceedings began against those arrested.
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Rec News | Lontani dal mainstreamUnited Arab Emirates Law Enforcement Arrests Money Laundering Gang Leader
ABU DHABI, UAE, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In a joint operation reflecting international security cooperation against transnational organised crime, the UAE police, in coordination with Swedish authorities, arrested a Swedish fugitive alleged to be the leader of an international money launching gang, a crime for which the individual was wanted under an Interpol Red Notice. His arrest coincided with the learning of six other gang members in S…
Crypto trail leads UAE, Sweden to $7.1 million laundering network
Police in the United Arab Emirates and Sweden have arrested seven people after investigators traced cryptocurrency transactions through an international money laundering network that allegedly handled 70 million Swedish krona ($7.1 million) and had financial links to organized crime and…
Suspect wanted under Interpol Red Notice as authorities arrest 6 other members of network
UAE, Sweden bust alleged $7.5m international money laundering network
DUBAI: Authorities in the UAE and Sweden have arrested seven people in a coordinated operation targeting an international criminal network accused of laundering about $7.5 million in illicit funds. The alleged leader of the group, a Swedish national who had fled his country and was wanted under an Interpol Red Notice, was arrested in the UAE, while Swedish authorities detained six other suspected members of the group, the Emirates News Agency re…
Ministry of Interior arrests international gang leader wanted by Sweden for money laundering crimes
Abu Dhabi: In a joint security operation reflecting the level of international cooperation in combating transnational organised crime, the UAE Ministry of Interior, in cooperation and coordination with the Swedish authorities, announced the arrest of a Swedish national who is the leader of an international gang.The suspect had fled Sweden and was wanted under a Red Notice issued by the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) on sus…
UAE arrests international gang leader wanted by Interpol over money laundering
The arrest was the fruit of a joint security operation between the UAE and Sweden. Simultaneously, the Swedish authorities apprehended six members of the gang inside Sweden.
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