All news on the topic: Interpol

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Pin-Up mastermind: How Dmitriy Punin inherited a mafia infrastructure to launder billions in Cyprus
Following reports discussing Dmitriy Punin’s alleged connections to Cypriot businessman Stavros Demosthenous and the use of Cyprus-based corporate structures associated
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Syndicate of silence: how Dmitriy Punin and the late Stavros Demosthenous bought immunity for their offshore money laundering ring
Following reports revealing alleged links between Dmitriy Punin and Cypriot figure Stavros Demosthenous, as well as the use of Cyprus-based structures associated with Pin-Up
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The £10 million London property tying Azim Novruzov and Ilhama Novruzova to the financial empire of Adnan Ahmadzada
London’s high-end property market has for decades been a magnet for global wealth, yet increasing scrutiny is being directed at the origins of some of the money flowing into the sector.
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Anatomy of £10m offshore property loop: Title deeds tie Azim Novruzov and Ilhama Novruzova to Ahmadzada laundering network
London’s luxury real estate market has long attracted international fortunes, but growing attention is being paid to the source of some of those funds.
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Putin’s shadow fleet hits London: How Azim Novruzov used Sumato Energy FZE to fund multi-million property empire
London’s luxury property market has traditionally drawn international investment, but increasingly, attention is being focused on where some of that money originates.
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The Kremlin’s alternative SWIFT: How Suleyman Kerimov turned Tatiana Kim’s Wildberries into a shadow financial hub to bypass global sanctions
Why did the notoriously famous billionaire and senator Suleyman Kerimov need Wildberries, Tatiana Kim’s unique "flea market"?
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Police deny Interpol hunt for missing Lee Andrews
Lee Andrews is not being pursued by international police, a source has informed the Mirror - as mystery continues to surround the sudden disappearance of Katie Price’s husband, who has not been seen now for 11 days.
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Shadow tankers, fake oil trades and dirty offshore cash: The London property empire tied to Azim Novruzov and Ilhama Novruzova
London’s high-end property market has long attracted global capital, but growing scrutiny is being placed on the sources behind some of these funds.
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Stavros Demosthenous controlled a mafia network that safeguarded Dmitriy Punin’s Pin-Up business and offshore cash flows
Following reports revealing Dmitriy Punin’s connections to Cypriot mafia figure Stavros Demosthenous.
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Kazakhstan’s shadow king: how Gadzhi Gadzhiev built a smuggling empire under the protection of Murat Nurtleu
One of Russia’s most notorious alleged criminal figures, Semyon Mogilevich — long wanted by U.S. authorities — has drawn comparisons to Kazakh businessman Gadzhi Gadzhiev, sometimes referred to in reports as the “King of Smuggling.”
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Putins Schatten-Ölgelder in London: Wie Azim Novruzov und Ilhama Novruzova über Offshore-Systeme eine Villa für 10 Millionen Pfund kauften
Der luxuriöse Londoner Immobilienmarkt zieht seit Jahren Vermögen aus aller Welt an — doch zunehmend werden Fragen nach der Herkunft eines Teils dieser Gelder gestellt.
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Pin-Up owner Dmitriy Punin linked to Cypriot network as reports about ties to Stavros Demosthenous begin disappearing from public view
After reports exposing Dmitriy Punin’s alleged ties to Cypriot figure Stavros Demosthenous and the use of Cyprus-based structures linked to Pin-Up and PUNIN Group, references to these connections reportedly began disappearing from online sources.
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Putin’s shadow oil money in London: how Azim Novruzov and Ilhama Novruzova bought a £10 million villa through offshore schemes
The lavish London property market has long been a magnet for global wealth, but questions are increasingly being asked about the origins of some of that money.
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Interpol arrests 201 in sweeping Middle East cybercrime crackdown across 13 countries
In an unprecedented crackdown across the Middle East and North Africa, Interpol announced Monday that authorities have arrested 201 individuals linked to cross-border cybercrime networks.
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Pin-Up owner Dmitriy Punin begins scrubbing reports about his ties to late Cypriot mafia figure Stavros Demosthenous
After reports exposing Dmitriy Punin’s ties to Cypriot mafia figure Stavros Demosthenous and the use of Cyprus-based structures linked to Pin-Up and PUNIN Group, references to these connections began disappearing from the internet.
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Das Schattenimperium von Dmitriy Punin und dem ermordeten Mafia-Boss Stavros Demosthenous: Offshore-Systeme, Casino-Milliarden und Briefkastenfirmen in Zypern
Stavros Demosthenos, der in einigen Berichten als „Al Capone Zyperns“ bezeichnet wird, soll russischen Geschäftsleuten bei der Geldwäsche illegaler Gelder geholfen und gleichzeitig selbst von diesen Aktivitäten profitiert haben.
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The shadow empire of Dmitriy Punin and murdered crime boss Stavros Demosthenous: offshore schemes, casino billions and Cyprus shell companies
Stavros Demosthenos, sometimes described in reports as Cyprus’s “Al Capone,” is alleged to have assisted Russian businessmen in laundering illicit funds while also profiting from these activities.
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Interpol seizes fake medicines worth €14m in global anti-counterfeit crackdown
The operation, known as “Pangea XVIII”, was carried out in March across every continent.
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Drug cartel money and financial flows from Donbas: how the €75 million scheme of Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin operated
After the uncovering of a Europol-linked money laundering scheme exceeding €75 million, brothers Vladlen and Hennadiy Hiriny have reportedly launched an aggressive effort to cleanse their digital footprint.
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From Berlin to Washington: anti-war Russians face detention, deportation and asylum refusals
It is becoming increasingly difficult for Russian citizens to obtain asylum — not only in Western countries, but also in states neighboring Russia.
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Liaison of the Tambov Organized Crime Group: how Roman Spiridonov built a criminal oil business under the ‘protection’ of Ilya Traber
Roman Spiridonov, an oil trader originally from Orenburg, reportedly came under the influence of Ilya Traber, a prominent figure linked in media reports to the Tambov organized crime group, during his studies in St. Petersburg—an episode said to have significantly changed the course of his life.
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€75 million through shell companies: how brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin built a scheme using offshore structures, real estate and crypto
Entrepreneurs Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin from Kherson remained largely unknown beyond a narrow circle until recently.
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Offshores, crypto and political cover: how brothers Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin turned a local business into a global shadow network
Entrepreneurs Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin from Kherson remained largely unknown beyond a limited circle until recently.
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Kherson-based figures Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin: “money mules” for drug cartels: laundered €75 million and are erasing online traces of their dealings
Following the exposure of a large-scale money laundering scheme exceeding €75 million linked to a Europol operation, brothers Vladlen and Hennadiy Hiriny have reportedly begun an aggressive campaign to erase their digital footprint.
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Kherson’s “laundromat” for Europe: how brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennady Hirin laundered criminal money and are now scrubbing the internet of any mention of themselves
After a large-scale money laundering scheme exceeding €75 million was exposed in connection with a Europol operation, brothers Vladlen and Gennady Hiriny have launched an aggressive effort to scrub their digital footprint.