"Dark Web Bust Leads to Arrest of 288 Suspects"

International police have recently arrested nearly 300 individuals on suspicion of buying or selling drugs on the underground marketplace Monopoly Market.  Operation SpecTor also led to the seizure of $53m in cash and virtual currency, 850kg of drugs, and 117 firearms.  According to Europol, among the drugs haul were 258kg of amphetamines, 43kg of cocaine, 43kg of MDMA, and over 10kg of LSD and ecstasy pills.  The operation involved police in Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Brazil, the UK, the US, and Switzerland.  The majority of arrests apparently took place in the US (153), UK (55), and Germany (52), with several suspects identified as high-value targets.  Europol noted that following a secret police takedown of the market in 2021, investigators were able to obtain Monopoly Market vendors’ buyer lists, meaning thousands more individuals worldwide are now also at risk of prosecution.

Infosecurity reports: "Dark Web Bust Leads to Arrest of 288 Suspects"