Brazilian authorities have dismantled an alleged international drug trafficking organization suspected of moving about 6.5 metric tons of cocaine and laundering billions of reais through a network that included crypto-enabled illicit money brokers. Federal and state law enforcement officers arrested nine people last week as part of the operation. Authorities also executed 13 pretrial detention warrants and 44 search-and-seizure warrants across São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina and Espírito Santo. A court authorized investigators to freeze up to 1 billion reais ($197 million) in assets connected to the case. The ... (full story)