Chile Crypto Money-Laundering Case: 18 Arrested, 140+ Accounts Frozen
Chilean authorities have dismantled an alleged crypto money-laundering network valued at $88 million, arresting 18 suspects and freezing more than 140 bank accounts in one of the country’s largest cryptocurrency-related enforcement actions. The operation, carried out by Chile’s Public Prosecutor’s Office in coordination with law enforcement, targeted an organized network allegedly using cryptocurrency to launder illicit funds. The scale of the case marks it as one of the most significant crypto-related law enforcement actions in Chilean history.