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Man in Bitcoin seizure case arrested for opioid trafficking

A Mississauga resident previously forced by a court to hand over nearly $2 million worth of Bitcoin in a historic case has been arrested again.

Alex Zoltan
Mar 03, 2025
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Source: canada.ca/CBSA

A Mississauga resident previously forced by a court to hand over nearly $2 million worth of Bitcoin in a historic case has been arrested again.

This time, Matthew Phan is facing charges for trafficking powerful synthetic opioids, including nitazenes – a drug up to 20 times more potent and deadly than fentanyl.

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