Czech police arrest infamous darknet operator in Bitcoin-for-favors scandal

• Czech police arrest Tomáš Jiřikovský, former darknet operator, over a $45M Bitcoin donation linked to the Ministry of Justice.
• Authorities investigate money laundering and illegal drug operations connected to the donation.
• Former Justice Minister Pavel Blažek resigned in June amid the scandal.According to a local report from Deník N, Czech police stormed the Břeclav residence of Tomáš Jiřikovský late Thursday evening, detaining the convicted drug trafficker after an attempted rooftop escape. The raid followed months of scrutiny into a 468 Bitcoin 
  btc-0.6%Bitcoin donation, worth roughly $45 million at the time,which Jiřikovský allegedly made to the Ministry of Justice earlier this year.

  Chief State Prosecutor Radim Dragoun confirmed the operation targeted suspicions of money laundering and narcotics trafficking, with investigatorsseizing evidence tied to both the donation and Jiřikovský’s darknet past.