By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent
THE UK’s NCA (National Crime Agency) is seeking Alexander Kuksov, a man wanted for money laundering who is linked to a multi-million euro scheme.
A new notice issued by the agency said that Kuksov is wanted for money laundering offences he committed in 2022.
“He has links to a Russian organised crime group responsible for laundering millions of criminal cash in the UK,” the NCA said.
“[He] is wanted by the NCA for alleged Proceeds of Crime offences committed in September and October 2022 in relation to Operation Destabilise.”
It added: “These include entering into or being concerned in the acquisition, retention, use or control or criminal property. In this case, cash.”
The NCA urged anyone with information on Kuksov to contact Crimestoppers Trust anonymously on 0800 555 111.
“If you have any information, please contact us [HERE],” it said.
“Or you can give information to Crimestoppers anonymously [HERE].”
Operation Destabilise is an NCA-led investigation into Russian money laundering networks.
In November, the organization revealed the initiative uncovered a ‘billion-dollar’ money laundering network active in the UK.
The gang even bought a bank based in Kyrgyzstan, called Keremet Bank, to fund Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.
Based in Moscow, the networks washed dirty money for crime gangs for a fee, allowing them to exchange it for untraceable crypto. The Kremlin also used the networks to fund espionage.
AML Intelligence previously published a deep dive examining the different money laundering networks. How they work, and the action officials took against them. That is available to read [HERE].
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