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Indian Authorities Arrest Dark Web Drug Cartel Leader Using Monero for Money Laundering

By: theblockbeats.news|2025/07/06 07:21:50

BlockBeats News, July 6th, according to Decrypt's report, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of India has arrested a 35-year-old engineer from Kerala named Edison. Edison is suspected of operating the country's largest darknet drug trafficking group and using Monero to hide transactions. Indian authorities seized over $82,000 in crypto assets in the "MELON" operation. Over the past two years, the suspect has been operating the darknet drug trafficking group under the alias "Ketamelon."

It is alleged that Edison procured drugs from global suppliers, whitewashed the proceeds through the privacy coin Monero (XMR), and shipped the drugs to various parts of India.

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