Agents acting under the purview of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have arrested more than 35 criminals by posing as cryptocurrency traders on the darknet, according to a DOJ release published yesterday, June 26. Officials also seized more than $23.6 million in criminal gains.
The operation included the seizure of Bitcoin (BTC) mining devices, nearly 2,000 in BTC and other cryptocurrencies worth a total of around $20 million, drugs including opioids, Xanax, MDA, LSD, and others, and fiat and gold bars worth around $3.6 million.