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Criminal

Jun. 9, 2021

FBI encrypted communications device results in arrests globally

The covert operation by the FBI’s San Diego division targeted organized crime and led to more than 800 arrests worldwide and seizures of tons of cocaine, firearms and more than $48 million in currencies

A covert operation by the FBI’s San Diego division targeting organized crime using a hardened encrypted communications device led to more than 800 arrests worldwide and seizures of tons of cocaine, firearms and more than $48 million in currencies, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

The arrests and a federal grand jury indictment naming 17 defendants charged with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act violation...

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