G7 leaders say they will strengthen probes to freeze and seize assets, including virtual assets

G7 leaders have pledged to strengthen financial investigations and disrupt organised crime networks by freezing and seizing assets, including virtual assets.

​G7 leaders ​said on Wednesday ‌that they ​would strengthen investigations to freeze and ‌seize assets, including virtual assets, in a bid to target organised crime networks.

"We ‌commit to disrupt the economic ‌infrastructure enabling these illegal activities by strengthening financial investigations to trace, freeze, seize and ⁠confiscate ​associated proceeds ⁠and assets, including virtual assets," they said ⁠in a statement.

Separately, they also said they ​would create a ports network to ⁠combat drug trafficking and would task ⁠relevant ​ministers to develop an action plan by November 2026 against ⁠the infiltration of public and private institutions by ⁠drug ⁠trafficking networks and organised criminal networks.