THE HAGUE: A multi-continental crackdown has halted a major 'dark web' drugs marketplace, with international police arresting 288 suspects and recovering more than €50 million (US$54.8 million) in cash and virtual currency, Europol said on Tuesday (May 2). The operation called SpecTor by US, British, Bra
THE HAGUE: A multi-continental crackdown has halted a major"dark web" drugs marketplace, with international police arresting 288 suspects and recovering more than €50 million in cash and virtual currency, Europol said on Tuesday .
"Europol has been compiling intelligence packages based on troves of evidence provided by the German authorities," Europol said. The largest number of arrests were in the United States with 153, Britain 55, Germany 52 and the Netherlands, 10. One suspect was also arrested in Brazil. Police also recovered €50.8 million in cash and virtual currency and seized 850 kilos of drugs, mainly amphetamines and opioids, Europol and the DOJ added."Our coalition of law enforcement authorities across three continents proves that we all do better when we work together," Europol's director Catherine De Bolle said.
"We published a list on the dark net containing all the nicknames of the arrested sellers," Van de Coevering added.Operation SpecTor comes in the wake of last month's takedown of the world's largest online marketplace selling stolen identities and passwords on the open web.
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