Interpol says a 20-year-old's crypto wallet moved $122.5M in romance-scam funds, part of a 97-country crackdown with 5,811 arrests and $293M seized.

The two Thai arrests were part of Operation First Light, a 97-country sweep that logged 5,811 arrests and intercepted $293 million.

The operation uncovered a crypto laundering network using cross-chain swaps to obscure funds, with one wallet processing $122.5M in 10 months.

An INTERPOL operation across 97 countries led to 5,811 arrests and the recovery of $293m in illicit assets, targeting social engineering scams and money la

The numbers behind the sweep say as much about the scale of the problem as the results do.

Interpol says a 20-year-old's crypto wallet moved $122.5M in romance-scam funds, part of a 97-country crackdown with 5,811 arrests and $293M seized.

Interpol's Operation First Light 2026 linked a $122.5M crypto wallet to a romance scam ring, raising scrutiny on cross-chain laundering and exchange

L'operazione INTERPOL contro crypto ha arrestato 5.811 persone e intercettato 293 milioni di dollari in frodi globali.