# WhatsApp chat used to send cash for crime and extremism

https://mins.news/en/item/37287

- BBC News, 2026-08-30 04:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk57lg7566o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> An investigation found that a 532-member WhatsApp group arranged hundreds of millions of euros in cross-border cash transfers for clients linked to organised crime and extremism, without a paper trail. One payment went from Brussels to Islamic State militants in Syria, while similar hawala networks were also found in people smuggling and drug trafficking.