SA man charged with drug trafficking and money laundering through cryptocurrency
A 25-year-old Adelaide Hills man has been charge d with selling highly toxic drugs on the dark web and money laundering through Cryptocurrency . South Australia Police allege the man was operating a number of different online profiles, each used to sell different types of illicit drugs. They allege he sourced the drugs and packaging equipment in bulk, then prepared orders for national distribution from a storage unit in the Adelaide Hills. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> His customers would make payments using Cryptocurrency , police allege. “The vendor amassed significant wealth over a period of time allegedly through this illicit activity and has laundered some of the money ,” a police spokesperson said. SA police shared photos of what the accused drug dealer’s profile looked like on the dark web. Credit: SAPOL When police searched a home and two storage units last month, they seized a large quantity of illicit drugs, cash, $1.5 million worth of crypto...