> To date, agents have seized over $200,000 in cash and $25,000 in Bitcoins from Defendant’s operation.
> …It is critical to note, however, that this figure represents a small fraction of the proceeds that were flowing to Defendant. The cash seized came only from funds that Defendant had on hand on May 28, 2014, and from an earlier limited seizure of packages. As discussed above, Defendant’s operation was high-volume and lucrative, and agents do not know where Defendant has hidden the rest of the money.
> While agents made a limited seizure of only $25,000 in Bitcoins from Defendant, it is possible that he has access to significantly greater quantities of this currency.
> The value of their sales was at least £812,000, the court heard, but their profits are likely to have grown exponentially due to the rise in the value of bitcoin over the period. Prosecutors have so far been unable to trace Assaf’s bitcoin.
There are hundreds of other cases in which they didn't seize 100% of the suspect's BTC.
The cases in which they do seize 100% get more media attention, but they are actually in the minority.
> To date, agents have seized over $200,000 in cash and $25,000 in Bitcoins from Defendant’s operation.
> …It is critical to note, however, that this figure represents a small fraction of the proceeds that were flowing to Defendant. The cash seized came only from funds that Defendant had on hand on May 28, 2014, and from an earlier limited seizure of packages. As discussed above, Defendant’s operation was high-volume and lucrative, and agents do not know where Defendant has hidden the rest of the money.
> While agents made a limited seizure of only $25,000 in Bitcoins from Defendant, it is possible that he has access to significantly greater quantities of this currency.
https://www.deepdotweb.com/2018/01/11/darknet-vendor-dutchki...
> The ex-boyfriend may have earned even more money, but he told the court that he had forgotten the passwords needed to access one of his laptops.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/21/manchester-s...
> The value of their sales was at least £812,000, the court heard, but their profits are likely to have grown exponentially due to the rise in the value of bitcoin over the period. Prosecutors have so far been unable to trace Assaf’s bitcoin.
There are hundreds of other cases in which they didn't seize 100% of the suspect's BTC.
The cases in which they do seize 100% get more media attention, but they are actually in the minority.