Europol seizes over $26 million in crypto from nine drug traffickers

On December 19th, the European police organization collaborated with law enforcement agencies from six countries to dismantle an international drug trafficking group that used cryptocurrency. The operation resulted in the arrest of 9 suspects. During the operation, valuable items including gold and luxury goods, €35,000 in cash, and €25 million in cryptocurrency (equivalent to $26.23 million) were seized. The total value of assets seized was €27 million, equivalent to $28.33 million.

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