Son of former Aussie politician charged with trading crypto for drugs
The son of a former Australia n politician has been charged with running a dark web crypto -for- drugs operation. Police claim that over a period of six years, 37-year-old Mark Chikarovski, son of Kerry Chikarovski, a former New South Wales Liberal leader, took thousands of orders for illicit substances, including MDMA, meth, and cocaine. When police arrested Chikarovski at his Bondi apartment on Thursday, he was reportedly wearing gloves and was in the middle of preparing drugs for postage. When authorities searched his property, they discovered roughly $269,000 worth of crypto , $30,000 in cash, computers, drugs, and two Porsche SUVs. Police have charged the son of former New South Wales Liberal leader Kerry Chikarovski with supplying drugs on the dark web. 37-year-old Mark Chikarovski was arrested yesterday. Detectives raided two homes at Bondi Junction and Vaucluse. https://t.co/TWh1KQgBAw #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/iXiNdTx1gR — 7NEWS Sydney (@7NewsSydney) May 19, 2023 Th...