Europol, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies from six countries, successfully dismantled an international drug trafficking network that utilized cryptocurrency for financial transactions. The operation resulted in the arrest of 9 suspects and the seizure of high-value items including gold, luxury goods, €35,000 in cash, and approximately $26 million in cryptocurrency. This investigation spanned several years and involved cooperation from countries such as Spain, the UK, and Belgium, ultimately identifying a crime network controlled from Dubai and based in southern Spain. (Decrypt)