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Mexican Cartels Using BTC, ETH, USDT, Other Tokens to Buy Fentanyl Ingredients: U.S.

The financial-crimes arm of the U.S. Treasury Department has flagged the increased use of several crypto assets to support Mexican drug trafficking

By Jesse Hamilton|Edited by Aoyon Ashraf

Updated Jun 20, 2024, 10:04 p.m. Published Jun 20, 2024, 5:08 p.m.

U.S. authorities have warned about Mexican cartels using crypto to buy precursors to make fentanyl. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)