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This episode discusses the illicit finance aspects of Organised Immigration Crime with insights from the National Crime Agency.

Episode 24 Organised Immigration Crime: Illicit Finance In this episode, panellists from the National Crime Agency (NCA) address the illicit finance angle of Organised Immigration Crime (OIC). Panellists explain the current threat picture, how Informal Value Transfer Systems (IVTS) play a role in enabling this crime and the actions being taken by the NCA to disrupt organised crime groups involved in OIC. Read the special OIC SARs in Action issue - https://bit.ly/465AS37 OIC - Organised Immigration Crime MSHT - Modern Slavery Human Trafficking IVTS - Informal Value Transfer Systems MLRs - Money Laundering Regulations KRI - Kurdistan Region of Iraq JMLIT – Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce MSB – Money Service Business For the subtitled version of this episode go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibH5650JxXQ

People in this episode

Host: UK Financial Intelligence Unit

Topics covered

• Organised Immigration Crime
• Illicit Finance
• Informal Value Transfer Systems
• National Crime Agency
• Disruption of Organised Crime

Keywords

• Organised Immigration Crime
• Illicit Finance
• Informal Value Transfer Systems
• National Crime Agency
• Modern Slavery
• Human Trafficking
• Money Laundering Regulations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Crime Agency, Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce, Money Service Business

Products: Informal Value Transfer Systems

Places: Kurdistan Region of Iraq

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