{
  "id": 14660907,
  "title": "Sharjah Police bust 4 global crime networks, uncover Dh8.8 billion money laundering",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/sharjah-police-bust-4-global-crime-networks-uncover-dh8-8-billion",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T09:17:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/crime/sharjah-police-bust-4-global-crime-networks-uncover-dh88-billion-money-laundering-1.500711548"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sharjah Police have dismantled four interconnected international criminal networks, arresting 33 suspects from 12 nationalities and seizing assets valued at over Dh65 billion. The operation, codenamed 'End of the Battle', targeted cyberattacks, digital wallet theft, money laundering, online fraud, extortion, and violent assaults. Authorities seized more than Dh200 million in funds, froze or secured assets linked to the suspects, and investigated money laundering transactions worth Dh8.825 billion.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Dozens arrested in Sharjah Police crackdown on $2.4 billion global money laundering scheme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/dozens-arrested-in-sharjah-police-crackdown-on-2-4-billion-global",
        "published": "2026-10-15T09:49:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "How a 15-year-old boy's digital wallet exposed a global crime operation in Sharjah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/how-a-15-year-old-boys-digital-wallet-exposed-a-global-crime",
        "published": "2026-10-15T10:25:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}