{"id":5317,"date":"2026-05-05T23:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/5317\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T23:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:13:09","slug":"7news-live-updates-passenger-trapped-as-car-sinks-in-weir-manslaughter-charge-after-nurse-killed-in-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/5317\/","title":{"rendered":"7NEWS live updates: Passenger trapped as car sinks in weir; manslaughter charge after nurse killed in crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than $5 million in cryptocurrency and drugs supposedly linked to \u201cdealings\u201d on the darknet have allegedly been seized by police .<\/p>\n

The massive amount of cryptocurrencies reportedly drew the attention of police in September 2024, leading to a raid on a property in Ingleburn, southwest Sydney, on Monday.<\/p>\n

Police allege 52.3 bitcoin was located on electronic devices found at the home, valued at about $5.7 million at the time of discovery.<\/p>\n

Detectives will allege the vast amount of funds were used on illicit online marketplaces, which advertise the sale of drugs and alcohol.<\/p>\n

It came almost a year after police identified two men, aged 39 and 41, who allegedly had access to the cryptocurrency account.<\/p>\n

A subsequent search of a property in Surfside, just north of Batemans Bay, on May 27, 2025, allegedly located 7.2g of cocaine and electronic devices with access to $47,000 in cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n

Both men remain before the courts.<\/p>\n

Commander of State Crime Command\u2019s Cybercrime Squad, Detective Superintendent Matt Craft, said the alleged seizure was \u201cone of the biggest cryptocurrency seizures in the nation\u2019s history\u201d.<\/p>\n

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