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Sinaloa Cartel crypto laundering network busted in Cambodia

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Cambodian and U.S. authorities have uncovered a network allegedly laundering cryptocurrency for Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel. The operation, which involved arrests and asset seizures in Cambodia, also led to the confiscation of drugs and precursor chemicals. This discovery highlights the cartel's expanding financial operations beyond drug trafficking, with U.S. officials also seizing cryptocurrency linked to the group in a separate operation. AI

RANK_REASON Law enforcement action against a major criminal organization involving cryptocurrency and international cooperation. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Sinaloa Cartel crypto laundering network busted in Cambodia

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Sopheng Cheang, The Associated Press ·

    Cambodia’s scam-center underworld linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel and its cryptocurrency millions

    Authorities say Southeast Asia is becoming a financial and logistics hub for Latin American criminal groups operating far beyond the drug trade.

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