According to CoinMeta, the Southern District Attorney's Office of New York, USA, announced that Colombian cryptocurrency broker Leonardo de Jesus Zuluaga Duque was sentenced to 160 months (13 years and 4 months) in prison for participating in cross-border cryptocurrency laundering and drug smuggling schemes. He was also ordered to have about $14.75 million and the tokens from 4 cryptocurrency addresses under his control confiscated. From May to November 2023, he conspired with others to use USDT, US shell companies, and illegal remittance services to launder approximately $14.5 million obtained from drug trafficking, and was involved in planning the smuggling of cocaine into the United States.