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NEWS: Dutch police crypto seizures surge in 2024 with €41M confiscated

Representations of cryptocurrencies in this illustration taken January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

DUTCH authorities confiscated over €41 million in cryptocurrency during 2024, a record-breaking amount tied to suspected criminal activities.

“This is a huge record, and we’re proud of it,” said Rob van Bree, chief of the National Investigation and Interventions Unit, in an interview with de Volkskrant.

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