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Human trafficking rings raking in crypto gains: report

Asiatimes 17 Feb 2026
The intersection of cryptocurrency and suspected human trafficking intensified in 2025, with total transaction volume reaching hundreds of millions of dollars across identified services, an 85% year-over-year increase ...International escort” services.
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Yemen : UNODC Regional Representative Visits Aden to Strengthen Cooperation on Security and Justice

YemenOnline 12 Feb 2026
Established in Cairo in 1997, the UNODC Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa supports member states in addressing challenges related to drugs, organized crime, corruption, and terrorism.
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INTERPOL and UNODC advance global coordination on fraud ahead of Vienna summit (Interpol)

Public Technologies 12 Feb 2026
BRUSSELS, Belgium - INTERPOL and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) brought together key stakeholders to boost international cooperation on fraud, ahead of next month's Global Fraud Summit in Vienna, 16 - 17 March.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Media are invited to cover UNODC-INTERPOL Global Fraud Summit (UNOV - United Nations Office at Wien)

Public Technologies 10 Feb 2026
Join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag #GlobalFraudSummit and follow UNODC and INTERPOL for updates ... UNODC Organized Crime Branch.
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UNODC Report Warns of Rising Synthetic Drug Use in Afghanistan

Khaama Press 01 Feb 2026
A new UNODC report says drug use in Afghanistan remains dominated by traditional substances, while synthetic and pharmaceutical drug misuse is rising, straining households nationwide. A new UNODC ...
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Chinese-language crime networks now drive 20% of crypto laundering

Asiatimes 28 Jan 2026
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) provides the most apt description of this relationship ... The UNODC’s 2024 on casinos, money laundering, and transnational organized crime in East and ...
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Tether–UNODC: A Strategic Cybersecurity and Human Protection Initiative

Independent online (SA) 16 Jan 2026
Rather than framing blockchain and digital assets as the problem, the Tether–UNODC initiative utilises a more nuanced position ... The partnership between Tether and the UNODC transcends a typical corporate social responsibility effort.
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Why Cambodia deported scam boss Chen Zhi to China, not the US

Asiatimes 16 Jan 2026
On January 7, Cambodian authorities announced they had detained and deported Chen Zhi, founder and former chairman of Prince Group, a multinational conglomerate accused of fronting a global multibillion-dollar fraud operation ... Latest stories ... Sign up.
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