Fentanyl
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US Treasury escalates financial offensive against fentanyl networks
Sanctions against Mexican financial institutions mark a decisive shift toward targeting the financial arteries of the global drug trade.
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Assertio Therapeutics dinged $3.6m over fentanyl false claims
The settlement is the latest in a string of False Claims Act enforcement actions against pharmaceutical companies.
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FinCEN issues analysis of fentanyl-related trends in BSA reports
To combat the illegal production and trafficking of fentanyl, the FinCEN analysis said it relied on the “public-private partnership.”
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FINTRAC issues alert on laundering the proceeds of illicit synthetic opioids, and a few related updates
The Alert is meant to support reporting entities in recognizing financial transactions suspected of being related to the trafficking of synthetic opioids.
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Fentanyl advisory for finserv firms aims to curb illicit supply chain
FinCEN move to track drug trade financial flows comes alongside new sanctions from US Treasury.
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5 key ways to tackle crypto sanctions compliance – new report
Latest compliance report from Elliptic shows sanctions activity has continued to accelerate since 2019.
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Podcast: Andrew Davies of ComplyAdvantage on financial crime and fentanyl
Our senior reporter Carmen Cracknell spoke to Andrew Davies about financial crime and fetanyl.
