UK Arrests Trio in £15M Crypto Scam Crackdown

UK Arrests Trio in £15M Crypto Scam Crackdown
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Three men have been arrested in the UK as part of a major crackdown on a crypto scam involving over £15 million in laundered funds. The Metropolitan Police’s Economic Crime Command led the operation, targeting fake investment schemes.

  • Three men arrested in the UK for a crypto scam involving £15 million laundered through shell companies.
  • UK law enforcement holds over 61,000 BTC seized from criminals, now worth $6.1 billion, but refuses to create a Bitcoin reserve.
  • National Crime Agency estimates $5.1 billion in illicit crypto transactions annually linked to the UK.
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