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Gems dealer Kamlesh Pattni summoned by US and UK over gold smuggling

Controversial gems dealer Kamlesh Pattni. [File, Standard]

Goldenberg architect Kamlesh Pattni and 27 other individuals have been sanctioned by the United States' Office of Foreign Assets Control and UK's National Crime Agency over global gold smuggling and money laundering.

Pattni is accused of orchestrating illicit activities through bribery, deploying loyal associates to conceal ownership, and creating a web of businesses to disguise the origins of illegal transactions.

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