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UAE and Sweden Arrest Seven Over $7.1M Crypto Laundering Ring

Police in the United Arab Emirates and Sweden have arrested seven people over an international money laundering network, and the cryptocurrency the group used to hide its money is what led in

AnonymousCryptoCompass newsroom
September 19, 2026
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UAE and Sweden Arrest Seven Over $7.1M Crypto Laundering Ring
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Police in the United Arab Emirates and Sweden have arrested seven people over an international money laundering network, and the cryptocurrency the group used to hide its money is what led investigators to the rest of it.

A Swedish national wanted under an Interpol Red Notice was detained in the UAE. Six other suspected members were arrested in Sweden at the same time. Legal proceedings have been opened against all seven, and no names have been released.

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