Pig Butchering 2026 International Crackdown Wave
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Between late 2025 and mid-2026, U.S., UAE, Chinese, Thai, UK, and Canadian authorities carried out a series of coordinated actions against crypto 'pig butchering' investment-fraud networks, including a 276-person arrest sweep across nine scam centers, a DOJ action restraining more than $700 million in cryptocurrency, a $61 million USDT seizure in North Carolina, and a $15 billion bitcoin forfeiture tied to Cambodia's Prince Group. Despite this activity, independent reporting indicates the underlying scam-compound networks in Southeast Asia have largely relocated and rebuilt rather than been dismantled, and U.S. authorities reported crypto-related fraud losses exceeding $11 billion for 2025 alone.
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Timeline(9 events)
October 2025
DOJ files civil forfeiture complaint for roughly 127,271 bitcoin (valued over $14 billion) and unseals indictment against Chen Zhi, founder of Cambodia's Prince Holding Group, over alleged pig-butchering-linked fraud and money laundering; Treasury separately sanctions Chen and designates Prince Group a transnational criminal organization.
Blockworks / local TV wire reportingNovember 2025
DOJ, FBI, and U.S. Secret Service announce formation of the interagency Scam Center Strike Force, led by the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C., to target Chinese-linked crypto investment-fraud networks operating from Southeast Asia.
DecryptJanuary 2026
Scam Center Strike Force reports having recovered approximately $402 million in digital assets linked to scam networks since its launch.
Crypto BriefingFebruary 2026
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announces seizure of more than $61 million in USDT tied to a pig-butchering scam, assisted by Tether and investigated by Homeland Security Investigations.
Crowdfund InsiderFebruary 2026
Scam Center Strike Force reports cumulative recovery of approximately $580 million in digital assets tied to pig-butchering networks run by Chinese transnational criminal organizations.
Crypto BriefingMarch 2026
U.S. Secret Service, UK National Crime Agency, and Canadian authorities launch 'Operation Atlantic,' a joint initiative against approval-phishing and pig-butchering crypto scams.
Decrypt23 April 2026
DOJ announces charges against Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie over the Shunda crypto-fraud compound in Burma, the seizure of 503 fake investment websites, and a cumulative total of more than $701,962,392.15 in cryptocurrency identified and restrained under the Scam Center Strike Force.
Money Laundering NewsApril 2026
DOJ announces a 276-person arrest sweep across nine scam centers in a joint operation with Dubai Police, China's Ministry of Public Security, and Thai authorities; four individuals are charged with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering in the Southern District of California.
Yahoo News / coinedition.comApril 2026
Reporting describes 'KK Park 2.0,' a new scam-compound site roughly five kilometers from the demolished original KK Park in Myawaddy, Myanmar, as under rapid expansion despite the preceding crackdowns.
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generated: 10/13/2026, 8:24:06 PM
last updated: 10/13/2026, 8:24:07 PM
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