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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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