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Operation "SpecTor": Europol takes down large darknet site

Livia Gamper
3.5.2023
Translation: machine translated

In the course of Operation SpecTor, investigators arrested hundreds of suspects and were able to paralyse the darknet platform Monopoly Market.

Over 50 million euros seized

In the video on Twitter - accompanied by thrilling music - Europol announces its success: 50.8 million euros, 850 kilos of drugs and 117 weapons have been seized. Most of the suspects were arrested in the USA, namely 153 people. Europol was able to arrest two people in Switzerland and 52 people in Germany.

Darknet buyers face the threat of trouble

In Switzerland alone, five tonnes of cocaine were consumed last year. So there is probably still a lot for the authorities to do.

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