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Central Mediterranean: 10 migrant smugglers targeted
Europol
On 18 and 19 March 2026, Europol hosted a digital action day under a dedicated Joint Team targeting migrant smugglers operating along the Central Mediterranean route. More than 30 experts from Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK and the Office of the Prosecutor - International Criminal Court (OTP-ICC) took part, together with Europol and online investigators from the Europol-coordinated DiGiNeX network.
KoFIU Unveils H2 2025 Survey Result on Virtual Asset Service Providers
Financial Services Commission
The Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) and the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) conducted a survey on 27 registered virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to assess the current state of the domestic virtual asset market and keep relevant statistics up to date. In the second half of 2025, the prices of major virtual assets declined. Compared with the previous six-month period, the number of users eligible to trade (up 360,000 or 3%) and the total amount of deposits in KRW (up 1.9 million or 31%) increased , but average daily trading volume (down 1.0 trillion or 15%), total operating profits (down 237.1 billion or 38%), and market capitalization (down 7.9 trillion or 8%) all declined.
SFC obtains court order to freeze assets worth up to $219 million belonging to suspected manipulators of KNT shares
Securities and Futures Commission
The Court of First Instance has granted an interim injunction order against four suspected manipulators of the shares of KNT Holdings Limited (KNT) in legal proceedings brought by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) under section 213 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) . Pursuant to the Court order, the four suspects, who allegedly manipulated KNT shares between 28 February 2019 and 15 May 2019, are prohibited from disposing of, dealing with, diminishing the value of, or removing from Hong Kong, assets in certain real properties, securities, bank and insurance accounts that they own, up to the value of around $219 million.
