The issues of countering the legalization of criminal proceeds and the seizure of cryptocurrencies were discussed by the participants of an international webinar organized by the Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies with the support of the OSCE Program Office in Nur-Sultan and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.
The training event was held within the framework of the status of the Academy of the basic educational institution for training personnel for tax (financial) investigation authorities of the CIS member states.
Representatives of law enforcement and fiscal authorities of Armenia, Belarus, Israel, Slovenia, Russia, Uzbekistan and Ukraine took part in its work.
The purpose of the training is to improve the skills of specialists in the field of investigation of financial crimes, activate interdepartmental cooperation and exchange experience in combating crime in the field of high technologies.
Foreign and domestic experts shared their experience in detecting financial crimes, countering the legalization of proceeds from criminal activity, and investigating offenses in payment systems.
They also revealed the specifics of conducting investigative actions on the arrest and seizure of cryptocurrency, using the capabilities of financial intelligence units when returning illegal assets.
Special emphasis is placed on international legal mechanisms for combating cybercrime, strengthening regional cooperation, studying and borrowing international best practices.
For a more effective perception of information, the solution of case problems was proposed.
According to the participants of the meeting, the training event demonstrated a great interest in activating regional and interdepartmental interaction of fiscal and law enforcement agencies to combat financial crime.
