Talk of Batman cocaine and murder: how the FBI tricked criminals with encrypted phones

San Diego Tribune ^ | 6/8/2021 | Kristina Davis

[Mark]

The full extent of an unprecedented FBI effort to beat the criminal underworld at its own encrypted-communications game became clearer Tuesday following a two-day takedown, with some 800 arrests worldwide and San Diego racketeering indictments against 17 high-level targets, according to federal authorities.

Dubbed Operation Trojan Shield, the effort was largely led by FBI agents and federal prosecutors in San Diego who covertly created a closed-loop encryption cellphone service, called ANØM, and then convinced trusted voices already embedded in criminal syndicates to distribute the customized phones.

The agents secretly read each message that poured in — 27 million in all. They read about shipments of cocaine stamped with Batman logos, cocaine hidden in tuna cans headed to Belgium, cocaine sent in French diplomatic pouches and cocaine in refrigerated fish destined for Spain, according to a search warrant unsealed this week.

There was talk of planned murders, evidence of corrupt law-enforcement officers and a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse of crime bosses conducting their own profitable side deals, officials said.

[Mark]

Interesting article

[1Old Pro]

What else did they find that they weren’t trolling for?

[glorgau]

I think that the compromised phone system that enabled tracking and had back doors usable by most intelligence agencies around the world was called “Android”.

[Mark]

Oh, that’s cold!

[Openurmind]

Yes, that one too.

[Nateman]

Really big crime syndicates like the FBI don’t like any competition.

[M Kehoe]

+1

5.56mm

[TexasGator]

Since this was an ‘overseas’ operation why was FBI involved?

[RockyTx]

was ANOM widely known?

I never heard of it

[Mark]

To make the CIA jealous?

[Mark]

They created it and convinced the thugs it was a good system.

[coloradan]

Apparently you had to know a criminal (or an informant posing as one) to get them. They weren’t sold in stores.

[DUMBGRUNT]

You don’t see this every day?

This domain has been seized

Law enforcement has been monitoring messages and attachments from the ANØM platform.

A number of investigations have been initiated and are ongoing.

To determine if your account is associated with an ongoing investigation, please enter any device details below:

https://www.anom.io/

[wildcard_redneck]

What I found the most interesting is that no American criminals were arrested and the fact that the FBI used foreign governments to spy for them.

This sting operation was designed from the get-go to not target high profile American criminals because our depraved establishment is heavily involved in criminal activity. They don't want to arrest their cousins, uncles, and friends because they are the new aristocracy.

Americans should also be prepared to see American citizens being extradited for foreign trials because the Feral Government finds it easier to operate this way by circumventing American laws.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

The Sopranos was FBI propaganda to get us to fall in love with the mafia again.

[Macoozie]

Gotta clear out the Cartel’s competition for that border trafficking, doncha’ know.

At least the most profitable, orderly flow, walking through the spaces between the fences hasn’t been interrupted.

s/

[eyeamok]

How did the CIA get the FBI to go along with eliminating the competition?? How much of a cut will they get??

[stockpirate]

Do not forget. The DOJ & FBI are corrupt. They can’t do anything about election fraud, Hillary, Hunter Biden’s laptop, Obamagate, Solendra,

[rolling_stone]

yea imagine if they put this much effort to prosecute those crooks here...