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Interpol Warns Food Delivery Drivers May Be Transporting Drugs
Delivery // April 30, 2020

A worldwide police force has issued an alert warning that criminal organizations are using food delivery services to transport drugs as countries remain locked down during the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), the Lyon, France-based global law enforcement agency, said suspects have...

Crypto Drug Dealers Get Jail Terms
Bitcoin // April 26, 2019

After relying on the supposed anonymity of bitcoin, members of a ring that imported drugs into the United Kingdom with the help of the dark web were sentenced to over 30 years in jail. It is thought the gang sold over 1 kilo of drugs...

How Prepaid Cards Played A Role In El Chapo’s Global Drug Operation
AML // February 13, 2019

The story goes something like this: During the reign of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar — estimated to have supplied up to 80 percent of the cocaine to the U.S. at the height of his business — his cartel was taking in so much cash that the...

Silk Road Mentor Being Extradited To US
Legal // June 18, 2018

Five years after Silk Road shut down, one of its alleged advisers is being extradited to the U.S. to face newly unsealed charges for his role in the operation. According to The Verge, Roger Clark was the alleged mentor, adviser and confidant to Silk Road’s...

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Crypto Used in Alleged $5.4M Drug Peddling Conspiracy Case

October 07, 2022
Cryptocurrency including Bitcoin was allegedly used to launder more than $5.35 million for a drug trafficking organization in a conspiracy that included the reported distribution of counterfeit pharmaceutical pills and other controlled substances. John Khuu, 27, from San Francisco, California, was indicted on charges of money laundering conspiracy by a federal grand jury, the Department […]

Interpol Warns Food Delivery Drivers May Be Transporting Drugs

April 30, 2020
A worldwide police force has issued an alert warning that criminal organizations are using food delivery services to transport drugs as countries remain locked down during the COVID-19 pandemic. The...

Crypto Drug Dealers Get Jail Terms

April 26, 2019
After relying on the supposed anonymity of bitcoin, members of a ring that imported drugs into the United Kingdom with the help of the dark web were sentenced to over...

Silk Road Mentor Being Extradited To US

June 18, 2018
Five years after Silk Road shut down, one of its alleged advisers is being extradited to the U.S. to face newly unsealed charges for his role in the operation. According...