In the US, they dispose of an operational group that was engaged in the search for assets of Russian oligarchs

The US Department of Justice has ordered to disband the Kleptocapture operational group – a unit created to ensure sanctions against Russian oligarchs.

The Memorandum of the US Prosecutor General Pam Bondi states that the operational group will be dissolved and the resources are redirected to fight drug cards and transnational criminal organizations.

US President Donald Trump has “instructed the Federal Government to review existing national security strategies and combat drugs in order to fully eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations. This policy requires fundamental changes in thinking and approaches, ”the memorandum said.

The investigation of the Ministry of Justice on money laundering will also draw focus to drug cartels and criminal organizations.

The Kleptocapture Operational Group was created during the time of the then Prosecutor General Merrick Garlands in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Its task was to ensure compliance with sanctions and export restrictions imposed on Russia.

As of February 2023, the Kleptocapture Group of the US Department of Justice has confiscated over $ 500 million In yachts, real estate and other assets of people who support the Russian government and evade US sanctions.