NECC Red Alert 08 November 2023

​UK authorities have today published a 'Red Alert' notice on Gold-based Financial and Trade Sanctions circumvention in conjunction with a new package of sanctions against 29 individuals and entities operating in and supporting Russia's gold, oil and strategic sectors. 

Please see below a summary and link to the Red Alert notice.

NECC Red Alert – Gold-based Financial and Trade Sanctions circumvention

In tandem with today's sanctions, the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) has issued a Red Alert to raise awareness of common evasion techniques used by enablers in the gold industry. The Red Alert also tackles sanctions circumvention by calling on businesses to report suspicious activity, including any attempts to breach sanctions and providing guidance on how to do so.

The Red Alert notice can be found here.

A link to the Red Alert notice has also been added to the Sanctions Evasion section on the sanctions page on the Government of Jersey website.