The Financial Intelligence Unit of Latvia has published its Financial Integrity Newsletter for its activity during 2024.
This includes a range of sanctions enforcement-related statistics:
- 451 suspicious activity reports in relation to suspected sanctions breaches;
- attempted cash exports to Russia of €18.9 million stopped;
- more than 8,500 shipments across Latvia’s border with Russia stopped, of which 89% were exports and 11% were imports; and
- 392 criminal proceedings started between 2022 and the end of 2024.
The Newsletter does not provide figures on the outcomes (to date) of the 392 criminal proceedings.