Lithuanian Law Enforcement Official Warns Terrorists Could Fund Activities With Bitcoin
The director of Lithuania’s Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) warned that terrorists could use bitcoin to fund their activities in the future, according to delfi.lt, a Lithuanian news site. The director, Kestutis Jucevicius, said at a press conference in Vilnius that bitcoin can potentially benefit groups involved in trafficking arms, human beings and drugs. This announcement followed the recent arrest of a Lithuanian citizen believed to be part of a group that laundered bitcoin from the sales of drugs and weapons. A Lithuanian citizen was among 10 people arrested suspected of....
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