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An international police operation closed a website of the “dark Web”, the hidden part of the internet, arrested 288 suspects and seized more than 50 million euros (54.8 million dollars) in cash and in virtual currenciesreported this Tuesday Europol.
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The joint operation called SpecTor was organized by United States, United Kingdom and Brazil with European security authorities and managed to seize a ton of drugs and 117 firearms, said the European police office, which is based in Hagueit’s a statement.
“In an operation coordinated by Europol and in which nine countries participated, the security forces seized the illegal market’Monopoly Market‘ and arrested 288 suspected of being involved in buy or sell drugs”, Europol said.
“Several of these suspects were considered high-value targets.“, he claimed Europol.
This operation occurs after in 2021 the German police seized the criminal infrastructure of the sales platform Monopoly Market.
“ANDuropol compiled intelligence packages based on the troves of evidence handed over by the German authorities.”Europol said.
“These goal packages, created from the crossing and the data analysis and the evidence collected served as the basis for hundreds of investigations nationwide.”the agency added.
with this operation “288 sellers and buyers who participated in the sale of tens of thousands of illicit goods were arrested in Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States and Brazil”.
Source: Elcomercio
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