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Operation Commodity: Brazilian Police Smash $196 Million Cocaine and Crypto Laundering Ring

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2 outlets - including Coin-turk and Bitcoin - are covering this story. 🚨 Brazilian police arrested 9 people involved in laundering cocaine profits using crypto. 🪙 Authorities say billions of reals were moved through shell companies and digital assets including $ETH. 🔍 The suspects face charges of drug traff…

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Brazilian police arrest 9 in international cocaine ring using crypto for money laundering
CoinTurk News Jul 27, 10:01 UTC

Brazilian police arrest 9 in international cocaine ring using crypto for money laundering

🚨 Brazilian police arrested 9 people involved in laundering cocaine profits using crypto. 🪙 Authorities say billions of reals were moved through shell companies and digital assets including $ETH. 🔍 The suspects face charges of drug traff…

Operation Commodity: Brazilian Police Smash $196 Million Cocaine and Crypto Laundering Ring
Bitcoin.com News Jul 27, 03:30 UTC

Operation Commodity: Brazilian Police Smash $196 Million Cocaine and Crypto Laundering Ring

The group, which is linked to cocaine shipments in excess of 6.5 tons to Europe through the port of Rio de Janeiro, used bags of coffee and cement to disguise the drugs. The money obtained through these sales was laundered using shell compa…