Svmuu News: The Irish Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) announced that it has recovered another 500 BTC—worth nearly $31 million—from the lost cryptocurrency assets of convicted drug trafficker Clifton Collins.To date, the agency has recovered a total of 1,500 BTC in this case, worth more than $92 million at current prices.
This operation was supported by Europol’s European Cybercrime Center.Europol stated that it organized operational meetings at its headquarters in The Hague and provided investigators with sophisticated technical support and decryption resources to help them access the assets in the relevant wallets.
The case involves 12 Bitcoin wallets linked to Collins, which were used to accumulate funds from the sale and cultivation of cannabis and initially held a total of 6,000 BTC.Previously, Irish authorities had recovered 500 BTC in both March and May.
Arkham data shows that approximately 4,500 BTC remain in dormant wallets, worth over $275 million.