US EditionFeds Seize More Than $200 Million In Cash, 2 Tons Of Drugs In Record-Breaking Operation
- In April 2025, authorities from ten countries apprehended 270 individuals involved in dark web marketplaces, including sellers, purchasers, and platform operators, as part of the coordinated Operation RapTor.
- This multinational operation followed prior dark web takedowns like Hydra and Nemesis, relying on international intelligence sharing and law enforcement cooperation.
- Law enforcement agencies confiscated more than $200 million in cash and cryptocurrencies, seized upwards of two metric tons of narcotics including 144 kilograms of fentanyl or fentanyl-tainted substances, and recovered over 180 guns during the operation.
- Todd Lyons, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, called the operation “record-breaking” and said it sends a clear message that anonymity ends where global reach begins.
- Operation RapTor’s results highlight growing law enforcement capabilities to disrupt dark web illicit networks, potentially reducing the flow of deadly drugs and protecting communities worldwide.
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Global Darknet Drugs and Weapons Conspiracy Broken Up
The Department of Justice reported that a massive dark web drugs and weapons conspiracy has been broken up with the arrest of 270 people on four continents. The DOJ said the organization used access to “dark web” links to traffic drugs and weapons. Among those arrested, it said, were buyers, vendors, and administrators, or background logistics support people. Two metric tons of drugs were seized in raids connected to the enforcement action. Agen…
Hundreds of Dark Web Buyers and Sellers Arrested Worldwide
In an international police operation, 270 buyers and sellers of illegal goods have been arrested worldwide. Four people were arrested in the Netherlands. The Dutch police also cooperated in the operation RapTor coordinated by Europol. The investigation focused on sales platforms on the dark web, including Nemesis, Tor2Door, Bohemia/Cannabia and Kingdom Markets. Drugs were offered on these platforms, but also cyber attacks, for example. In total,…
FBI Says Global Operation Led to 270 Arrests Targeting Dark-Web Drug Trafficking
The FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday announced that 270 people were arrested and that hundreds of pounds of fentanyl were seized as part of an operation targeting drug traffickers on darknet websites. The arrests were made in Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States under “Operation RapTor,” according to the FBI. The name of the operation refers t…
RapTor's Roar: Global Sting Hunts Down Dark Web Predators, Nets 270 Arrests
In a monumental international crackdown on dark web illicit activities, the Department of Justice’s Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team, alongside a coalition of international law enforcement partners, today announced the staggering results of Operation RapTor. The coordinated global effort led to the arrests of 270 dark web vendors, buyers, and administrators across […] RapTor’s Roar: Global Sting Hunts Down Dark Web Pred…
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