Saskatoon police have arrested a 30-year-old man suspected of selling drugs through darknet marketplaces, seizing cryptocurrency, narcotics and a large volume of digital storage in the process.
Officers from the Cybercrime Unit, Digital Forensics Unit and patrol carried out a search warrant at a home on Bateman Crescent around 10 a.m. on March 31. The operation was part of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking on multiple darknet platforms.
During the search, police confiscated quantities of Xanax and MDMA, along with cryptocurrency holdings across three platforms, roughly 0.447 Bitcoin, 0.007895 Ether and 0.0989 Binance Coin.
Investigators also seized approximately 130 terabytes of data storage and assorted computer equipment.
The man faces charges of trafficking controlled substances and possession of proceeds of crime exceeding $5,000. Police say the investigation remains active.
