Khanani's money laundering organisation (MLO) was involved in the illicit international movement of money between, among others, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. Among the methods used was the traditional Hawala system. Among others, the organization moved money for drug cartels, biker gangs, Hezbollah, al-Qaida and the armed terrorists behind the Mumbai attacks of 1993 and 2008.