Four Uzbek nationals were apprehended by the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency in South Korea on charges of violating the counter-terrorism financing law. ^[1] The Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency stated that the suspects were accused of sending money and vehicles to a terrorist group in Syria. ^[2] Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency's National Security Investigation Division arrested an Uzbek national on 2026-01-01 for the crime of providing used vehicles and excavators to the UN-designated terror group KTJ. ^[3] One suspect is accused of sending 6.3 million won (US$4,600) worth of cryptocurrency to Khatiba al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (KTJ) over roughly eight months since April 2025. ^[4] The main suspect was placed under arrest in April after being placed on Interpol's red notice and has since been indicted with physical detention. ^[5] The suspect received virtual assets worth at least 30 million won from KTJ three times under the guise of payment for used car purchases. ^[6] This is the first time in South Korea that a case has been detected where a terror group used funds to purchase vehicles and equipment domestically and then send them abroad, rather than just transferring money. ^[7] Using the funds, the suspect purchased 11 used cars and 2 excavators worth 170 million won in South Korea between April and December of the previous year to send to Syria. ^[8] Police stated this is the first case involving cryptocurrency flowing out of a designated terrorist group and back as physical goods. ^[9] The alleged ringleader sent 4,267 USDT to Katibat Tawhid wal Jihad across seven transfers between August 2024 and April 2025. ^[10] The ringleader is accused of receiving cryptocurrency from Katibat Tawhid wal Jihad and using it to buy and ship 11 used cars and two excavators worth $121,000 to Syria. ^[11]