Europol, the FBI, and others take down the dark web Monopoly Market, arrest 288 vendors and customers, and seize €50.8M in cash and crypto and 850kg of drugs
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Today, the Department of Justice, and its Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team and international partners, announced the results of Operation SpecTor, which included 288 arrests - the most ever for any JCODE operation. Learn more: https://www.justice.gov/...…
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🚨 288 dark web vendors arrested in major marketplace seizure. Operation #SpecTor led to the seizure of: 💶 EUR 50.8 million 💊 850 kg of drugs 🔫 117 firearms The #MonopolyMarket vendors arrested were also active on other illicit marketplaces. More ⤵️ https://www.europol.europa.eu/ …
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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Deliver Remarks Announcing Results of the Largest International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids https://www.justice.gov/... https://twitter.com/...
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'In an operation coordinated by Europol and involving nine countries, law enforcement have seized the illegal dark web marketplace “Monopoly Market” and arrested 288 suspects involved in buying or selling drugs on the dark web. More than EUR 50.8 million (USD 53.4 million) in... …
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Europol and DOJ announced today they've again broken their records on a big dark web drug/money/guns seizure, this time Monopoly Market. Of note from DOJ: “Federal investigations and prosecutions are being conducted in more than 30 federal districts.” https://www.europol.europa.e…
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Arrests in United States (153), United Kingdom (55), Germany (52), Netherlands (10), Austria (9), France (5), Switzerland (2), Poland (1) and Brazil (1) for dark web drugs, guns and crypto marketplace. None in Canada(?). #crime #tech https://www.europol.europa.eu/ ...