On July 6, according to Decrypt, the National Drugs Control Bureau (NCB) of India arrested a 35-year-old engineer from Kerala named Edison, who is suspected of operating the country's largest Dark Web drug trafficking group and using Monero to hide transactions. Indian authorities seized over $82,000 in crypto assets during the "MELON" operation. Over the past two years, the suspect has been operating a Dark Web drug trafficking gang under the alias "Ketamelon".
It is reported that Edison purchased drugs from global suppliers, laundered proceeds through the privacy coin XMR, and transported drugs to various parts of India.
