Brazilian Police Arrest ‘Gunpoint Crypto Thieves’
Brazilian police officers and Interpol have swooped on a gang of suspected gun-toting crypto thieves, arresting seven people. Per an official release from the Santa Catarina civil police force, officers were issued with...
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Per an official release from the Santa Catarina civil police force, officers were issued with eight arrest warrants and four “search and seize” permits last week.
They followed up with a series of raids in Brazilian and Argentinian cities....
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