Europol Busts $17M Illegal Media Streaming Business Dealing in Cryptos

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European police successfully busted a multi-million illegal online streaming business operating from Spain.

In a recent investigation, European police busted a major illegal online streaming business that had reportedly been running for the past five years.

Bloomberg reported that the police conducted 15 house searches, arresting 11 people and successfully taking down 50 servers across nine countries.

The European law enforcement agency Europol claimed to have found cryptocurrencies, property, jewelry, luxury cars, and cash worth $5.4 million from the business owners. An additional $1.25 million were frozen in several bank accounts, Europol stated.

Making $17 million in five years
The streaming ring, which mainly operated out of Spain, was a highly organized illegal business providing its services to more than 2 million customers. It also boasted of an exclusive customer support team and high standards of quality control.

According to Europol, the group offered more than 40,000 channels, movies, documentaries, and other forms of content. Over the five years of operation, they received almost $17 million in payments through PayPal, wire transfers and cryptocurrencies.

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