A cryptocurrency wallet held by a 20-year-old suspect processed more than $122.5 million in suspected romance-scam proceeds over ten months, Interpol announced. Thai police arrested two individuals suspected of laundering these funds through cross-chain token swaps designed to obscure the trail. This case emerged from Operation First Light 2026, which led to 5,811 arrests and the seizure of $293 million in illicit assets across 97 countries and territories. The operation identified more than 142,000 victims worldwide and blocked 31,014 bank accounts. Interpol has not named the Thai suspects or specified which blockchains were used for the cross-chain swaps.
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