European countries are being used as hot destinations by terror group Al Qaeda to route money to India, according to a report by Peruvian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).
The report said the FIU had found at least one case of such suspicious transaction by the Al Qaeda every month and shared them with the US investigators. "The FIU also reports tracking cases similar to that of an OFAC-designated (US Office of Foreign Assets Control) of Al Qaeda elements moving money from Europe through Lima and on to India," the report leaked by Wikileaks, a non-profit media organisation dedicated to bringing important information to the public, quoting FIU head Enrique Saldivar disclosed.
"Asked if this Al Qaeda case was the first of its kind or they had seen similar cases before, Saldivar said that they see about one case a month," the cable said.
The FIU receives and analyses STRs, may request additional information relevant to cases or operations related to money laundering or terrorist financing, provides Financial Intelligence Reports (FIR) to the Public Prosecutor's Office, participates and/or