This case involves a hawala operator who funelled about Rs 1.30 crore in cash derived from cybercrimes, which finally ended up with Chinese networks engaged in online investment frauds, financial traps and illegal gambling.

Agencies track trail: India to China via Dubai and Cambodia

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Investigations by Indian authorities into how cryptocurrency is used to funnel money stolen through cybercrimes to transnational syndicates have led them to a recurring maze —from anonymous digital wallets to blacklisted crypto exchanges in Dubai, onward to similar exchanges in Cambodia, and finally to Chinese scam networks.

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