Mafia groups and criminal organizations are increasingly using cryptocurrencies, according to the Italian Anti-Mafia Directorate (DIA), an Italian anti-Mafia police force that spoke to German outlet Zeit Online.
“All criminal organizations, including those of the Mafia type, have an interest in using these instruments for their business,” a DIA spokesperson told Zeit Online. For his personal safety, the spokesperson was reportedly not identified.
The DIA also recently published a report that covers organized crime in Italy during the first six months of 2020—the latest period from which the data has been drawn.
“Ndrangheta, the country’s strongest and most powerful criminal syndicate, are growing more and more attuned to modern tools like cryptocurrency and the deep web,” the DIA said in the report.
The report added that cryptocurrencies are being used to anonymously pay for synthetic drugs like Ecstasy or LSD, a trade that has grown amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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