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The accused were further alleged to have collected proceeds from drug sales in bitcoin between November 2013 and June 2017, which were seized by law enforcements.
This is not the first time that U.S. authorities have seized bitcoins (or other cryptocurrencies) during a darkweb crackdown.
Notably, the U.S. government forfeited bitcoins from the founder of the defunct darkweb marketplace Silk Road and subsequently auctioned 80,000 bitcoins from 2013 to 2014.
Marshals Service also held an auction of more than 3,800 bitcoins (worth $51 million) – the first since the sale of 2,700 bitcoins in 2016.
Meanwhile, in another indictment in March, the U.S. government was also looking to confiscate 500 bitcoins after charging four individuals for creating fake identification documents.
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