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Mexican Cartels Using BTC, ETH, USDT, Other Tokens to Buy Fentanyl Ingredients: U.S.

[Jun 20 11:08 AM] Criminal organizations in Mexico have been using several popular digital assets to buy the materials needed to make the drug fentanyl, according to the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which cited the use of…

Warren prods drug agencies about crypto links to fentanyl trade

[May 30 8:48 PM] Senators Elizabeth Warren and William Cassidy say crypto has played an “increasingly prominent role” in the fentanyl industry.

Illicit Funds in Crypto Ecosystem Shrank 9% Last Year, Yet Criminals Still Handled Nearly $35B: TRM Labs

[Mar 27 6:00 AM] Illicit activity in the cryptocurrency ecosystem appears to have reduced, with the total illicit funds shrinking by 9% in 2023 compared to 2022, even though criminals still handled over $34 billion worth of cryptocurrencies, Blockchain analytics…

Chinese Firms Used Crypto Payments to Run Fentanyl Network, U.S. Claims in Charges

[Oct 3, 2023 1:44 PM] The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) targeted several Chinese businesses and their employees Tuesday in the latest round of charges tied to production and trafficking of fentanyl – a network that depended on cryptocurrency payments, according to…

Ethereum Wallet Tied to Sinaloa Cartel Sanctioned by U.S. Government

[Sep 26, 2023 8:45 AM] The United States' Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned an Ethereum wallet tied to a Mexican man from Sinaloa named Jimenez Castro.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls for Shutdown of Crypto Funding for Fentanyl

[May 31, 2023 11:01 AM] U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) cited the rampant use of cryptocurrency in the Chinese fentanyl trade during a Wednesday Senate hearing, arguing for legislation to help break that pipeline.