Austrian cell of suspected Sinaloa drug dealer demolished
- Posted on June 20, 2022
Authorities in Austria have dismantled a drug sales network believed to be linked to a criminal organization in the Mexican state of Sinaloa and operating on the deep internet (Darknet) using cryptocurrencies.
This was reported by the Austrian police this Thursday (09.26.2019). Nine people from Austria, Germany, Serbia and the Philippines were arrested in an operation and seized a total of 6.43 kilograms of methamphetamine and heroin with a market value of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The investigation began after police discovered that an Austrian citizen was regularly receiving packages of heroin from the Netherlands and methamphetamine from Mexico.
The detainees, suspected of having obtained the drug on the dark web, paid for it in cryptocurrency.
A police spokesman confirmed to the Efe agency that an Austrian cell of detainees in a criminal organization in the Sinaloa region is believed to have been established since at least July 2018 and has a presence across Europe, although he did not want to specify Which organization they belong to. Try as the investigation continues.
The source said the seized documents, computers and mobile phones would be investigated and the information gathered could be used to make more arrests, including in Mexico and the United States, where Austria is coordinating the investigation with U.S. authorities. (Britain).
Authorities in Austria have dismantled a drug sales network believed to be linked to a criminal organization in the Mexican state of Sinaloa and operating on the deep internet (Darknet) using cryptocurrencies.