Nearly $114,000 in Bitcoin Seized from Uzbek Drug Traffickers

Uzbekistan’s State Security Service has dismantled a drug-trafficking ring in Tashkent, according to local media.

During searches of the suspects, authorities seized various synthetic and chemical substances, and $113,770 in bitcoin was confiscated.

The authorities have opened a criminal case; the investigation is ongoing.

Previously, the Prosecutor’s Office of the Kirov region accused drug traffickers of money laundering through cryptocurrencies.

In August 2021, a hacker breached a major forum for drug trafficking in the CIS and put up for sale data on the organizers and users of the platform for bitcoins.

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