In the operation carried out in 9 countries by Europol and the US Department of Justice, 288 people were detained. Large quantities of drugs were seized.
A big operation was carried out against the dark web, the invisible region of the internet, which is based only on certain networks, where many illegal activities are carried out. Europol (European Police Service) As a result of the operation code-named ‘SpecTor’, carried out in partnership with the US Department of Justice and the US Department of Justice, 288 people suspected of drug trafficking on the dark web were caught.
USA, UK, Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Brazil and Switzerland. Made in 9 countries 155 of those captured in the operation were in the United States. Large amounts of money and drugs were also seized during the operation.
850 kilograms of drugs seized:
Europol in operation SpecTor 50.8 million euros, 850 kilograms of drugs and 117 weapons were seized. explained. In addition, it was shared that the arrested persons were actively trading drugs not only in a single illegal market, but also in different illegal markets.
So which market was this?
The target market in the operation was Monopoly Market. since 2019 There was a drug trade in the operating market. German authorities managed to collapse the infrastructure of the site in 2021.
Those arrested will not be limited to just these 288 people:
Europol shared that they have also seized the names of buyers on the Monopoly Market. For this reason, it has been determined that it is operating on the site all over the world. that “thousands” more people could be caught explained.
Continuing to focus on the illegal drug trade, Europol also crashed DarkMarket, which has 500 thousand users, in January 2021. More than 150 vendors had caught.
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https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/2/23708094/international-police-dark-web-monopoly-market-bust