Irish authorities recover another 500 BTC tied to Clifton Collins

The latest seizure brings the Criminal Assets Bureau’s total recovered from wallets linked to the convicted drug trafficker to 1,500 BTC.

Summary

Irish authorities have seized another 500 BTC connected to convicted drug trafficker Clifton Collins, extending a long-running effort to recover a lost bitcoin stash. The latest recovery lifts the Criminal Assets Bureau’s total haul from Collins’ wallets to 1,500 BTC, marking a further step in one of the more unusual crypto asset seizure cases involving law enforcement.

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  • BTC: Ticker symbol for Bitcoin.