Record-breaking crackdown on dark web drug trafficking leads to 288 arrests and seizures.

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Source: Department of Justice
Record-breaking crackdown on dark web drug trafficking leads to 288 arrests and seizures.
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Operation SpecTor, a coordinated international effort to disrupt fentanyl and opioid trafficking on the darknet, resulted in 288 arrests and more seizures than any prior operation, including 117 firearms, 850 kilograms of drugs, and $53.4 million in cash and virtual currencies. The operation was conducted across the United States, Europe, and South America, and was a result of the continued partnership between JCODE and foreign law enforcement against the illegal sale of drugs and other illicit goods and services on the darknet.

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