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DIGITAL CURRENCY/DARKNET CRIMES WORKING GROUP– DENVER, COLORADO

OPIOID CRISIS

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Arran McWhirter• Special Agent• Cyber Crimes• Homeland Security

Investigations• Denver, Colorado, USA

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David Pope• Criminal Analyst• Cyber Crimes• Homeland Security

Investigations• Denver, Colorado, USA

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Matt Green• Criminal Analyst• Cyber Crimes• Homeland Security

Investigations• Denver, Colorado, USA

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Derek Backus • Inspector• US Postal Inspection Service• Denver, Colorado, USA

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OPIOID CRISISBY THE NUMBERS

2018130+ People died every day fromopioid-related drug overdoses

47,600People died every fromoverdoses on opioids

81,000People used heroin for the firsttime

32,656Deaths attributed to overdosingon synthetic-opioids other thanmethadone

2.0 MillionPeople had an opioid use disorder

10.3 MillionPeople misused prescription opioids

808,000People used Heroin

15,349Deaths attributed to Heroin overdoses

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OPIOID CRISISBY THE NUMBERS

2016

• Impossible to know the exact numbers of drugs being sold online

• Opioids are purchased from dark market vendors and then shipped via the postal system

• It is estimated that less that 10% of all illicit goods moving into the United States are seized

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OPIOID CRISISCOMBATING THE

DARK WEB

• Taskforces / Working Groups• Federal / State / Local• National Level Intelligence

• Vendor Takeovers

• Undercover Buys

• Follow the Money• Digital Currency

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