Authorities in Irkutsk have charged a local resident, previously detained on suspicion of illegal drug trafficking, with laundering funds through cryptocurrency. The press service of the Russian Interior Ministry for the Irkutsk region reports this.
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In February 2020, police detained a 27-year-old suspect in drug distribution.
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During the investigation it emerged that the proceeds from illicit activity were received by the accused in bitcoins, which he subsequently sold through messaging apps.
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According to investigators, over several months he amassed around 500,000 rubles in this manner.
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Criminal cases have been opened against the suspect for illegal distribution of narcotic drugs and laundering funds ‘obtained by the person as a result of committing the crime’.
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Earlier, the former head of the narcotics control department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Khakassia was found guilty of receiving a bribe in cryptocurrency totaling 52,000 rubles and disclosing state secrets.
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