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India’s NCB Busts ‘Ketamelon’ Darknet Ring – $82K in Crypto Seized in Major Crackdown
India’s NCB Busts ‘Ketamelon’ Darknet Ring – $82K in Crypto Seized in Major Crackdown
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Darknet drug marketplace ‘Ketamelon’ just got squeezed dry. India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) swooped in, seizing $82K in crypto—proof that even anonymous wallets can’t outrun the law.
The takedown:
No fancy hack required. Old-school police work traced crypto trails to the platform’s operators. A reminder: blockchain’s transparency cuts both ways.
The irony:
Criminals still treating crypto like untraceable cash—despite a decade of high-profile busts. Maybe they missed the memo (or the Mt. Gox headlines).
The finance jab:
Meanwhile, Wall Street’s still ‘assessing risks’ before embracing crypto. NCB just confiscated more digital assets than some banks have custody of.
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