Basically, I was going away for a semester of studies abroad in Madrid, Spain. I had some extra bitcoins that I invested in the year before. I was in desperate need for cash so I decided that I was going to sell them. I went on local bitcoins and found some dude in five minutes who wanted to buy them. I was a little worried that it was a face to face transaction.
Though, I have done face to face transactions a few times in public places so everything was going to be okay. I was pretty sure.
I met with the individual in a spot not too far from where I live, maybe like five miles away. The guy gets out of his car, walks over to mine, goes for his pocket, I get a little worried, but then he pulls out the money, 350$. Then the dude booked it and ran to his car. Whatever, lol. I was driving back home and noticed that I was being followed by a piece of trash Toyota. I decided to drive a little erratically, took detours, drove through a parking lot and eventually lost the Toyota.
Cool, I was packing my bags and really looking forward to my semester abroad in Spain.
I don’t check my physical mailbox often, but when I did a few days after meeting with the individual and being tailed by the Toyota, I noticed a bunch of needle marks and rips on my envelopes, it definitely didn’t look like an accident… Two days went by, and I was really freaked out, but it was Saturday and I was supposed to be leaving for Madrid that day.
When I was in the shower, I heard my house door get smashed in.
I freak out, run downstairs, and see six police officers with canines standing in my living room. I was notified that I sold my bitcoins to an undercover cop and that they had a search warrant. Long story short, they found some weed, but it wasn’t anything serious, I had a medical marijuana registration card. The police just had suspicions that I was selling drugs through local bitcoins or something. They ended up going through my personal laptop and phone. Thank god, I was clean and clear.