Raymundo Riva Palacio (Mexican journalist) is reporting that upcoming US military operations in Mexico are aimed at dismantling cartel money laundering networks that run on Tether (USDT).
US intelligence noticed terrorist groups and cartels were heavily using USDT, so they planted digital bait to track transactions. That’s how they found two major nodes – one in Baja California, another in Mazatlán.
Cartels move criminal proceeds into USDT, then:
Send it to cold wallets Seconds later, move it to hot wallets Execute trades through Exchange platformsthey were negotiating deals through voice chat in a popular video game. Not even playing, just using the mics because those conversations can’t be intercepted.
From the article:
“descubrieron que las transacciones se estaban realizando a través de un popular videojuego, en donde no jugaban, pero utilizaban sus micrófonos para hablar y negociar porque no podían ser intervenidos”
“they discovered that transactions were being conducted through a popular video game, where they didn’t actually play, but used the microphones to talk and negotiate because they couldn’t be intercepted”
“Las autoridades de ambos países tienen una lista de mexicanos, varios de ellos de la comunidad judía, que manejan los ‘Exchange’ que son utilizadas por las organizaciones criminales”
“Authorities from both countries have a list of Mexicans, several of them from the Jewish community, who manage the Exchanges that are used by criminal organizations”
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