Ten arrested in Netherlands over bitcoin money-laundering allegations
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/20/bitcoin-netherlands-arrests-cars-cash-ecstasy
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Dutch police have arrested 10 people in the Netherlands as part of an international investigation into money-laundering through sales of the shadowy virtual currency bitcoin, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Fifteen places were raided Tuesday in eight Dutch towns as part of the investigation, during which luxury cars, cash and the ingredients to make ecstasy were seized.
“Bank accounts and bitcoin accounts were also seized thanks to help from the United States, Australia, Morocco and Lithuania,” the Dutch prosecution service said in a statement.
The alarm had been raised by banks which had seen “large sums of money” being deposited before being immediately withdrawn at cashpoints. The amount of money involved was not revealed.
Fifteen places were raided Tuesday in eight Dutch towns as part of the investigation, during which luxury cars, cash and the ingredients to make ecstasy were seized.
“Bank accounts and bitcoin accounts were also seized thanks to help from the United States, Australia, Morocco and Lithuania,” the Dutch prosecution service said in a statement.
The alarm had been raised by banks which had seen “large sums of money” being deposited before being immediately withdrawn at cashpoints. The amount of money involved was not revealed.