UK Crime Network, Worth Billions, Used Crypto to Funnel Drug Cash to Russia, NCA Says

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A billion-pound laundering network spread across the UK used cryptocurrency to move criminal proceeds and help Russian interests evade sanctions, according to the NCA.

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