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Feds Seize More Than $200 Million In Cash, 2 Tons Of Drugs In Record-Breaking Operation
- In April 2022, law enforcement agencies from Germany, the U.S., and other countries dismantled Hydra, the largest online marketplace on the dark web, which had over 19,000 sellers catering to more than 17 million users worldwide.
- This shutdown was part of Operation RapTor, an international law enforcement effort targeting drug, weapon, and counterfeit trafficking across ten countries.
- The operation resulted in the capture of 270 individuals globally and the confiscation of currency and digital assets exceeding $200 million, alongside more than two metric tons of narcotics, including 144 kilograms of fentanyl, as well as upwards of 180 firearms.
- Edvardas Žileris of Europol emphasized that Operation RapTor demonstrates law enforcement's ability to effectively target criminal activity on the dark web, highlighting enhanced international collaboration.
- The crackdown disrupts major darknet networks and sends a clear warning to criminals that anonymity will no longer prevent prosecution or shield illicit activities.
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Global Darknet Drugs and Weapons Conspiracy Broken Up
The Department of Justice reported that a massive dark web drugs and weapons conspiracy has been broken up with the arrest of 270 people on four continents. The DOJ said the organization used access to “dark web” links to traffic drugs and weapons. Among those arrested, it said, were buyers, vendors, and administrators, or background logistics support people. Two metric tons of drugs were seized in raids connected to the enforcement action. Agen…
Hundreds of Dark Web Buyers and Sellers Arrested Worldwide
In an international police operation, 270 buyers and sellers of illegal goods have been arrested worldwide. Four people were arrested in the Netherlands. The Dutch police also cooperated in the operation RapTor coordinated by Europol. The investigation focused on sales platforms on the dark web, including Nemesis, Tor2Door, Bohemia/Cannabia and Kingdom Markets. Drugs were offered on these platforms, but also cyber attacks, for example. In total,…
FBI Says Global Operation Led to 270 Arrests Targeting Dark-Web Drug Trafficking
The FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday announced that 270 people were arrested and that hundreds of pounds of fentanyl were seized as part of an operation targeting drug traffickers on darknet websites. The arrests were made in Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States under “Operation RapTor,” according to the FBI. The name of the operation refers t…
RapTor's Roar: Global Sting Hunts Down Dark Web Predators, Nets 270 Arrests
In a monumental international crackdown on dark web illicit activities, the Department of Justice’s Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team, alongside a coalition of international law enforcement partners, today announced the staggering results of Operation RapTor. The coordinated global effort led to the arrests of 270 dark web vendors, buyers, and administrators across […] RapTor’s Roar: Global Sting Hunts Down Dark Web Pred…
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