Europol and Austria Recommend Measures to Curb Criminal Hawala Networks

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Friday, September 22, 2017
Author: 
Michael Plachta and Eric Nilsson
Volume: 
33
Issue: 
9
Abstract: 

On September 8, 2017, Europol and Austria submitted a note to the Standing Committee on Operational Cooperation on Internal Security (COSI) addressing the role of criminal hawala in financing a variety of illegal activities, including illegal immigration, money laundering, and terrorism. The document also offers several recommendations to combat criminal use of informal value transfer services.