Tag: FinCEN

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  The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Paul Wan Kai Leung, former responsible officer, manager-in-charge, and director of Nerico Brothers Limited (NBL), from re-entering the industry for life (Note 1). The disciplinary action is related to the SFC’s earlier sanctions against NBL and its director, Jerff Lee Cheuk Fung, for misuse of client assets, facilitation of the misappropriation of client assets, and provision of false or misleading information to the SFC (Note 2).

  Interpol

  May 26, 2026

  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – A coordinated police operation targeting illicit firearms trafficking and associated criminal activities has resulted in the seizure of 3,308 firearms and 56 tonnes of illegal drugs. Operation Orca XI (15 October 2025 – 30 November 2025) was conducted across 20 countries in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, with coordination and support from INTERPOL. In preparation for the operation, INTERPOL assisted participating countries in analyzing firearms trafficking intelligence, developing national threat assessments and coordinating cross-border information exchange, with support from the Organization of American States (OAS) to facilitate regional collaboration.

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  SFC bans Nerico Brothers Limited’s former responsible officer, manager-in-charge and director Paul Wan Kai Leung for life

  Securities and Futures Commission

  May 26, 2026

  The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Paul Wan Kai Leung, former responsible officer, manager-in-charge, and director of Nerico Brothers Limited (NBL), from re-entering the industry for life (Note 1). The disciplinary action is related to the SFC’s earlier sanctions against NBL and its director, Jerff Lee Cheuk Fung, for misuse of client assets, facilitation of the misappropriation of client assets, and provision of false or misleading information to the SFC .

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  Fiji Police Force and AFP commissioners release communique from first Pacific Transnational Crime Summit

  Australia Federal Police

  May 25, 2026

  Fiji Police Force Commissioner (FPF) Rusiate Tudravu and AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett have together released the official communique from the first Pacific Transnational Crime Summit, held in Fiji from May 18-22. Focused on the opportunity to advance Pacific-led policing cooperation to combat the malicious threat of transnational organised crime in the region, the summit carried the theme of ‘Connected by Ocean, United in the Fight’. The summit, co-hosted by the FPF and AFP, brought together law enforcement from across the Pacific and internationally, as well as members of the banking and finance sector, Pacific Islands Law Officers’ Network and the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime.