India’s Illegal Darknet Drug Syndicate Exposed; Authorities to Seize Bitcoins
India is quickly becoming a hotbed of Bitcoin activity. We reported last week on an Indian media broadcast, creating news and shows around the digital currency and forecasting huge Bitcoin value increases due to high demand in India. Now, a burgeoning drug syndicate that used a combination of ‘The Darknet’ and Bitcoin to grow an illegal drug trafficking operation has been discovered by authorities according to sources. Authorities have been tracking this activity for several months. India’s Narcotics Control Bureau first discovered two illicit drug vendors operating out of India, however,....
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In a landmark case that could see the first ever seizure of bitcoin during a criminal investigation in India, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) will look to seize about 400-500 bitcoins (approx. ₹ 21,883,567 INR or $ 327,170 USD) from the accounts of alleged drug traffickers in the country. The seizure comes as a part of a wider crackdown on drug trafficking conducted over darknet marketplaces wherein a joint-effort by law enforcement agencies has, thus far, begun investigations on three drug syndicates in the country, reports Indian e-publication LiveMint. In one particular case from....
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For the first time in India, the Narcotics Control Bureau has reported the activities of a darknet marketplace for drugs. The agency is currently investigating the syndicate behind it. India has registered its first case of illegal drug trafficking over the darknet using bitcoin as the mode of transaction. The country which has been slow in the adoption of digital currency in comparison with other nations has finally caught up with the global trend. The reports of increased activity of darknet-based drug traffickers within the country were reported by the Indian anti-narcotics agency,....
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