Strange indeed. Numerous small volume trades in the 1s to 5s...

Strange indeed. Numerous small volume trades in the 1s to 5s range throughout the session so far today. As the price continues to fall,a buyer or buyers pick up packages of several thousand at a time at various intervals through the session.  
Could this be  deliberate price deflation. Looks like, smells like ...??. As I understand it and if that is the purpose then this is illegal with very severe penalties.