The US Department of Justice reported that a citizen of Mexico received 8 years and 4 months of imprisonment for money laundering received from the sale of drugs with the help of cryptocurrencies.

According to American prosecutors, Jose Martinez Jose Martinez from Mexican Guadalahara helped local drug dealers. In total, with the help of digital assets, he washed $ 5.5 million, and left himself a certain percentage.

During the investigation of the activities of Martinese, the US drug control department managed to seize $ 1.35 million in cash, as well as “3 kilograms of fentanil, 52.7 kilograms of cocaine, 140 kg of methamphetamine and 15 gallons of liquid methamphetamine”. More than 7 tons of chemicals for the creation of methamphetamine were also seized.

Earlier it was reported that 5 people immediately pleaded guilty in a crypto -cheese scheme for $ 36.9 million, the victims of which were the inhabitants of the United States.