Drug Trafficker William Panzera Sentenced to 12 Years for Fentanyl Operations Using Bitcoin
William Panzera has been handed a 12-year prison sentence for orchestrating a major fentanyl smuggling operation that relied on Bitcoin for payments to Chinese suppliers. The illicit scheme, which spanned from 2014 to 2020, successfully moved more than one metric ton of synthetic opioids from China into New Jersey, making it a substantial case in cryptocurrency-linked drug trafficking.
This high-profile conviction highlights the evolving criminal landscape, where traffickers are increasingly using digit