Hong Kong announces four-year-high in asset seizures for 2020 as top official warns the pandemic has changed how criminals launder money

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  Six arrested following joint NCA and Police Scotland drugs operation

  National Crime Agency

  May 30, 2025

  Six people have been charged as part of a joint National Crime Agency and Police Scotland investigation into the supply of controlled drugs. Officers from the Organised Crime Partnership Scotland, a specialist team made up of NCA and Police Scotland investigators, arrested the individuals at a number of addresses around Glasgow and Coatbridge on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 May.

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  HKMA warns public of fraudulent social media accounts impersonating HKMA Chief Executive

  HKMA

  May 30, 2025

  The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today (30 May) urged members of the public to be vigilant against fraudulent social media accounts impersonating Mr Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of the HKMA. The HKMA clarified that its latest news and work priorities are only disseminated through official channels, including the official website and social media accounts (for details, please visit www.hkma.gov.hk). Any other personal social media accounts or pages claiming to represent the HKMA Chief Executive are fake.

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  Inside a scam compound: Victims help shape global response at cybercrime forum

  Australia Federal Police

  May 30, 2025

  The AFP has joined law enforcement partners from across the globe to address cybercrime threats emerging from Southeast Asia, including one alarming trend where victims are trafficked, coerced and harmed into becoming elite scammers. The Cybercrime Leaders Working Group (CLWG) held in Cebu, Philippines, this month (May, 2025), drew law enforcement leaders from Southeast Asia, Australia and Qatar to collaborate on the disruption of cybercrime across Southeast Asia.