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Banks and other firms regulated for anti-money laundering purposes in Liechtenstein filed a record 3,225 suspicious transaction reports in 2024, an increase of almost 50 percent year-on-year, the Alpine principality's financial intelligence unit disclosed. Substantial rises or decreases in STRs tend to be the most noteworthy aspect of the annual reports of European FIUs, except for the fact that officials in this one also outlined a remarkable money laundering scheme spanning three continents and involving prepaid cards, cryptocurrencies, as well as an amusement park in the Caribbean. The case, though anonymized, serves to highlight the growing complexity of transnational financial...