September 16 2017
The Swedish police began to receive more notices of suspicions of financing terrorism. During the first half of the year, it started 279 such cases, which is 3 times more than in the same period last year. By law, banks, financial institutions and brokers should report suspicions of money laundering to the anti-fraud police department. In their reports, they must indicate what caused their suspicions of committing a crime.
In 2014, the company reported a total of 27 cases with suspicions of terrorist financing. Last year, there were more than 10 times more such notifications – 298. Growth continues this year. During the first six months, 279 cases of suspicion of financing of terrorism were recorded.