Fentanyl Trafficking Network with Cryptography Leads to 12-Year Sentence for William Panzera

CryptoMotivator · 2026-01-31T12:13:24+00:00

William Panzera was sentenced to 10 years for leading an illegal fentanyl distribution operation, using Bitcoin for payments to suppliers in China. He moved over a ton of opioids between 2014 and 2020, highlighting the challenges authorities face in tracing cryptocurrency transactions in drug trafficking.

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2026-01-31 12:13:24

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William Panzera was sentenced to a decade in prison for leading an illegal fentanyl distribution operation, using Bitcoin to make payments to suppliers in China. According to NS3.AI, this criminal network moved over a ton of synthetic opioids between China and New Jersey from 2014 to 2020. The case illustrates the growing use of digital assets in large-scale drug trafficking operations and the challenges faced by law enforcement agencies in tracing these transactions. This incident highlights how fentanyl continues to be a high-value commodity in the illicit market, financed through sophisticated cryptographic mechanisms.

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