The volume of crude sold reportedly amounted to about 1.1 million barrels. The returns would reportedly be sent to the US Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. “The US government sold the seized petroleum products pursuant to a court order. The net proceeds of that sale, $26,681,397.67 before interest, may …
Read More »US says it seized $2.3 million in bitcoin from ransom Colonial Pipeline paid to ‘Russia-based’ hackers
With cooperation from Colonial, the DOJ got a warrant in a federal court in California and successfully “found and recaptured the majority of the ransom” from a bitcoin wallet, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced on Monday. It was the first seizure of this kind ever, she said. Colonial’s CEO admitted …
Read More »US makes $110mn by selling seized crude, allegedly Iranian, report suggests
The cargo from the Liberian-flagged tanker MT Achilleas was unloaded in Houston, Texas and sold at around $55 a barrel, the Associated Press reported, citing court documents. The money went to an escrow fund, similar to proceeds from previous operations. The national statistics, published by the US Energy Information Agency, …
Read More »‘Almost like terrorists’? 3,500 ROUNDS of ammo, guns & SWORDS seized during raids on anti-lockdown activists in Austria
The Austrian law enforcement and domestic security services had launched a series of raids ahead of last weekend’s scheduled rally in Vienna, the Interior Ministry revealed on Thursday. The starting point for a probe was a Telegram chat frequented by the radical opponents of the Covid-19 lockdowns. The chat members …
Read More »Fake Pfizer vaccines seized in Mexico & Poland contained distilled water, skin care products – media
The pharmaceutical giant confirmed through testing that doses of their vaccine seized in Mexico and Poland were fake, the Wall Street Journal reported. In Mexico, vials found in beer coolers were initially flagged as suspect due to their fabricated lot numbers and expiration dates. Around 80 people paid as much …
Read More »Azerbaijan claims it’s seized key Nagorno-Karabakh town of Shusha, but Armenia says there’s still heavy fighting
“Today, the Azerbaijani flag is being flown in Shusha. It is possibly the happiest day of my life,” Aliyev said on Sunday, as quoted by local media. “Shusha is ours! Karabakh is Azerbaijan!” he added. Aliyev’s comments were followed by a statement by the country’s defense ministry, which said that …
Read More »Senior ISIS member arrested in Turkey, ‘important plans’ seized
The announcement was made by Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu on Tuesday. In a Twitter post, the official described the detained individual as an “ISIS emir,” revealing that “important plans” of some sort have been taken from the militant. The minister elaborated on the matter a short time later, naming the …
Read More »EW system seized control over the American strike UAV MQ-9 Reaper
Russian electronic warfare and electronic intelligence became very serious blow to US and NATO after it became aware of the interception management systems, control systems American strike UAV MQ-9 Reaper, writes the Polish edition Defence24. The publication notes that Russia has the technology of production of effective countermeasures, but if …
Read More »In St. Petersburg, police seized from the exhibition of the Union of artists of posters on the theme of corruption and pens
In St. Petersburg, police seized from the exhibition of the Union of artists of posters on the theme of corruption and pension reforms In St. Petersburg police officers were taken for examination six of the 40 works from the exhibition the annual autumn exhibitions of local artists ‘ Union, …
Read More »The investigation has not found the money “seized” by the FSB
Not yet managed to find most of 139 million rubles, which fighters of special forces “alpha” and “Vympel” and the FSB seized in the underground Bank. As told to “Rosbalt” a source in the security services, according to the victim, the events developed as follows. Partners were taken from a …
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