💥🚨Relevant Cases of Drug Traffickers Arrested for Cryptocurrency Use💥
1. Marbella, Spain (2020): Spanish National Police arrested Mario A.H., a veteran drug trafficker linked to the Cali cartel, for allegedly laundering over six million euros.
2. Medellín, Colombia (2023): Dutch national Taoufiq Ramsis was apprehended for leading a global cryptocurrency-based money laundering network operating across the Americas, Europe, and Australia.
3. Santiago, Chile (2023): During the third phase of Operation Lucerna, Chilean Investigative Police arrested seven individuals accused of laundering drug proceeds through cryptocurrency mining.
4. Texas, USA (2024): A gang known as the "Loverbois" was jailed for trafficking methamphetamine and laundering between $15,000 and $50,000 monthly via cryptocurrencies.
5. Operation Dark Hunter (2021): This international crackdown led to 151 arrests across multiple countries and the seizure of over $31 million in cash and cryptocurrency, along with 234 kilograms of drugs.
6. Operation Trojan Shield (2021): A joint FBI and Europol initiative that resulted in more than 800 arrests in 16 countries, seizing over $48 million in various currencies, including cryptocurrencies.
These cases highlight the growing use of cryptocurrencies by drug trafficking networks for laundering illicit funds and the increasing global efforts to dismantle such operations.
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