In brief
- The UK’s Operation Destabilise has entered its second phase, and has now made 128 arrests and seized over $32 million in cash and crypto.
- The operation led by the National Crime Agency has revealed that Russia-linked couriers operate in at least 28 UK towns and cities.
- One of the networks was implicated in the purchase of a bank in Kyrgyzstan, the NCA found.
A UK-led operation targeting Russian sanctions evasion has now made 128 arrests and seized $32.6 million in crypto and cash, according to a new update from the National Crime Agency.
First publicized in 2024, Operation Destabilise had made 84 arrests and seized $25.5 million as of last December, yet the NCA’s update reveals that it has arrested an additional 45 suspected…
Nov 21 2025
