Bank account cancelled - BTC related (UK)

Hi guys, a good friend of mine has had his account closed by Barlays, probably due to BTC transactions that have been going on. He has not been using a tumbler, and has been buying coins through PingIt. He sends his coins directly from his account to the dark net, and has bought many types of drugs (MDMA, Weed, Mushrooms ect.). In the event of a police investigation, what steps should he take to ensure he is not incriminated? I do not know if the account has been closed due to BTC transactions or whether they already have evidence of drugs. Any help would be appreciated! Edit: We looked into it a bit more and its possible he might have been taking money out of his ISA, which is against the terms and conditions. Hopefully this is true and he doesn't get investigated for anything dodgy :)


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[5 Points] Seshtapo:

The police wont investigate over £50.00 you'll be fine. But you, I mean your "friend" ;-)

Barclays will never really divulgethe reason for the closure, nor would they likely report the matter to the police or the NCA

ps. Always use a tumbler, you cant put a price on anonymity.


[3 Points] uwiwfhksd:

Close an account over 50£ in bitcoins? I highly highly highly doubt that is the only reason. Something else might be up. Acting suspicious at the bank? Asking stupid questions like "will XYZ trigger a report" to bank tellers? Too many overdrafts? Unexplained cash deposits/income?


[2 Points] InTheLatrine:

Stop using your BTC to buy meth and I think all will be OK.


[1 Points] TrampaT:

how much BTC we talking?


[1 Points] YoMommaRollsMyWeed:

lool wtf? just call them and reopen it. you're not doing anything fraudulent are you? there's no need to make it a big secret that you're buying bitcoins really.


[1 Points] sian227:

just out of interest, how did he buy them?


[1 Points] Selectivescammer1:

Barclays are the most trigger happy bank when it comes to closing or freezing people's accounts.


[1 Points] DirtyThiefsGlove:

The amount doesn't matter. UK banks hate bitcoin. Don't think police will get involved. But Barclays ARE wankers, your friend likely will not be allowed to continue banking with them, and will receive no explanation as to why. They closed my account over a £90 purchase of btc.