SilkRoad案主犯BanmetSingh认罪,涉案BTC8100人被没收

BTC 涉案 2024-01-30 46
Banmeet Singh, the British operator of the Silk Road dark web market, has pleaded guilty in the United States on January 30th. This case involves the largest ever bitcoin seizure by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), involving approximately 8,100 bitcoins valued at around $150 million.

According to the investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, customers used bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies to purchase drugs on Singh's vendor website. From mid-2012 to July 2017, Singh operated eight distribution points in the United States, where drugs from overseas were received, repackaged, and distributed to all 50 states, as well as Canada, England, Ireland, Jamaica, Scotland, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

It is reported that Singh was arrested in London in April 2019 and extradited to the United States in 2023. This case not only highlights the use of dark web markets for illegal activities but also underscores the global reach and operation of such criminal enterprises.

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