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    Spotlight | United States
    US intelligence steps up action on drug trafficking finance networks

    US Attorney General Pam Bondi announces arrests and drug seizures from a Drug Enforcement Administration fentanyl sting operation in New Mexico, 6 May 2025.
    US Attorney General Pam Bondi announces arrests and drug seizures from a Drug Enforcement Administration fentanyl sting operation in New Mexico, 6 May 2025. © Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/MaxPPP

    The Trump administration's increased pressure on drug cartels is not only military. Financing networks are also being targeted, and officials have warned the allocated means are insufficient.

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    Iran, UAE
    Fake names, empty offices and code words: How Iranian securocrat's family keeps illicit oil ops alive

    Ali Shamkhani, former secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
    Ali Shamkhani, former secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. © Majid Asgaripour/Wana (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

    The Shamkhani group's huge oil, gas and commodities empire has generated tens of billions of dollars by facilitating trading of Russian and Iranian products. As US and European governments clamp down on the group's activities, employees have sought various ways to avoid detection.

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    The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
    No pay from Al-Ula, Ankura's asset tracing reboot, Litigation Capital Management verdict

    Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

    RiyadhThe Royal Commission for Al-Ula doesn't pay

    Sydney/DubaiDispute funder Litigation Capital Management to discover its fate in Dubai money laundering trail

    LondonAnkura restarts asset tracing practice
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    France
    French army gives up on Safran's Patroller drone

    A Safran Patroller drone presented at the Eurosatory Defence and Security exhibition at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, 21 June 2024.
    A Safran Patroller drone presented at the Eurosatory Defence and Security exhibition at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, 21 June 2024. © Artur Widak/NurPhoto via AFP

    After months of rumours, several military sources say the French army is set to quietly abandon the Patroller programme, which has been marked by technical delays, tactical vulnerabilities and incompatibility with the realities of modern warfare observed in Ukraine.

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