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Police Shut Down Pirate Streaming Network That Cost Broadcaster 'Millions'. (torrentfreak.com)

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Following a complaint filed two years ago by a national pay-TV broadcaster, police in Germany say they now have three main suspects in custody following a huge law enforcement operation. Over 150 officers carried out searches against 18 suspects in 17 locations, with the aim of shutting down an as-yet unnamed illegal streaming operation with an estimated 30,000 subscribers. The three men, aged between 36 and 59, face charges including suspected commercial computer fraud, which carries a potential sentence of 10 years imprisonment.

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[-] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Lol, well I'm guessing they're just taking the weight, dividing it by grams (or whatever amount its usually sold to individuals in), and multiplying that by it's "dose value". So, for easy math, if 1g of coke goes for $100, and cops bust someone with a kilo (1000g), it becomes a million dollar bust when nobody would ever actually pay that much.