Web3 is not a lawless zone; once the keys are on the blockchain, people still have to face the authorities.

According to La Dépêche du Midi, French police dismantled a synthetic drug laboratory in Tarn Province and seized cryptocurrency keys of undetermined value, 38,396 euros in cash (approximately $44k), multiple encrypted phones, and a luxury car. The report states that the operation was carried out by the French gendarmerie on June 11, and 28 kilograms of methamphetamine / amphetamine powder were also seized at the scene. Five men have been charged with organized production or manufacturing of drugs, drug trafficking, money laundering, and participation in a criminal gang; four of them are in custody pending trial, one is under judicial supervision, and the suspects are still presumed innocent.