Europol links 2021 five-euro notes to Çopja crypto laundering; over €35m seized
Handwritten notes on €5 bills found in a 2021 Spanish cocaine raid led Europol and Albania's SPAK to a cross-border crypto laundering network linked to the Çopja group. Authorities seized over €35 million, while case files cite Binance, Tron/USDT flows, and a Milan front that bought about $40 million in crypto between October 23, 2024 and July 9, 2025.