Syria, which has been mired in a bloody conflict between forces loyal to Assad and armed rebels since March 2011, has seen its oil production fall by more than 50% during that time, according to U.S. estimates, as the opposition has seized wells in the oil-rich eastern province of Deyr El-Zour near the Iraqi border.
A spokesman confirmed computers and documentary evidence was seized, as well as meat samples.
About $50 million in assets were also seized, as well as a number of servers and 18 domain names that formed Megaupload's network of file-sharing sites.
Rachmaninoff's familiar "Paganini" Variations are mother's milk for a player of his training and culture, making this an unexpected career opportunity seized and well used.
Data and documents stored in computers at Fifa were seized, as well as "relevant bank documents at various financial institutes in Switzerland".
A Rolls Royce upholstered in alligator skin and a piece of artwork featuring a rare £35,000 rock pigeon clutched between the jaws of a human skull were also seized as well as eight live big cats and 466 Hermann's tortoises.
A total of 17 suspects have been arrested globally over the past week, while $1m worth of bitcoin were seized, as well as drugs, guns, and €180,000 in cash, gold and silver, said Oerting.
At least 15 people have been arrested, including a correction officer and a former teacher on Long Island, and millions of dollars in drugs and cash seized, as well as firearms, vehicles and residences.
But The Genesis Block found out that Mt. Gox's Wells Fargo accounts were seized as well, adding $2.1 million to the frozen assets.
His multi-million dollar home was seized as well, and he'll be getting a swift boot out of the country after his time is served.
