South Korean Police Arrest Four Uzbek Nationals for Financing Terrorist Group via USDT

The Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency in South Korea has arrested four Uzbek nationals for violating the Act on Prohibition of Financing for Offenses of Public Intimidation. Between August 2024 and April 2025, the primary suspect allegedly transferred 4,267 USDT to the UN and US-designated terrorist organization Katibat Tawhid wal Jihad (KTJ). The group is further accused of receiving funds from KTJ to purchase 11 used vehicles and two excavators worth approximately 170 million KRW (121,000 USD), which were then exported to Syria. This marks the first case