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The crackdown highlights the urgent need for enhanced global crypto regulations to prevent large-scale financial crimes and protect victims. The post Interpol links $123M crypto wallet to romance scam ring after global crackdown appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The post Interpol Ties $122.5M Crypto Wallet to Romance Scam Ring appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Thai police made two arrests as Interpol’s 97-country sweep logged 5,811 arrests and $293 million in intercepted assets. A 20-year-old’s cryptocurrency wallet processed more than $122.5 million in suspected romance-scam proceeds over 10 months, Interpol said, after Thai police made two arrests tied to a cross-chain laundering scheme uncovered during a global crackdown. The case surfaced from Operation First Light 2026, a sweep coordinated by Interpol that led to 5,811 arrests and the interception of $293 million in illicit assets across 97 countries and territories, the organization said in a statement posted to its official X account Thursday. The operation identified more than 142,000 victims worldwide, blocked 31,014 bank accounts, analyzed 152,808 cases and issued 99 Interpol Notices and Diffusions, using its Global Rapid Intervention of Payments mechanism to freeze both fiat and
Thai police made two arrests as Interpol's 97-country sweep logged 5,811 arrests and $293 million in intercepted assets.
