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Feds Join Mass Arrest of 150 People in Connection With Dark Net Drug Dealing
Gizmodo ^ | 26 October 2021 | Lucas Ropek

Posted on 10/26/2021 8:51:03 PM PDT by blueplum

Authorities in the U.S. and Europe say they've coordinated on one of the largest dark web drug busts in history.

The coordinated police operation, dubbed “Dark HunTor,” involved a large number of law enforcement agencies, including the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Europol, and various other U.S. entities, including the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Postal Service.

So far, “HunTor” has resulted in the arrest of 150 people worldwide, as well as the seizure of some $31.6 million from both cash and digital currencies (aka Bitcoin and other cryptos). Police say that they have also seized approximately 234 kilograms of narcotics....

Of those taken into custody, 65 have been arrested in the U.S. across 14 states...

(Excerpt) Read more at gizmodo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: darkweb; dea; drugbusts; europol
points for DEA - now if they could just crack the network used by coyotes....
1 posted on 10/26/2021 8:51:03 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: blueplum

Heck, our CBP scores more narcotics on the southern border in an afternoon.


2 posted on 10/26/2021 9:01:25 PM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan (qd4)
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To: blueplum

A futile hope that Hun-Tor Biden will get caught in the net.


3 posted on 10/26/2021 9:04:20 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Were State Dept. Havana Syndrome victims the guinea pigs of 5G/graphene oxide "vaccine" tests?)
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The Big drug pusher doesn’t like competition.


4 posted on 10/26/2021 9:07:21 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Gene Eric

This^


5 posted on 10/26/2021 9:17:49 PM PDT by Ken H (Trump won.)
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To: Gene Eric

Gotta kick 10% up to the Big Guy or they’ll come after you.


6 posted on 10/26/2021 9:23:30 PM PDT by BipolarBob (I had to change my homepage because it was embellished somewhat. Apologies to all.)
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To: blueplum

This is what happens when you don’t go through the proper channels to import your contraband and pay the proper percentage to the right people in DC.

Nothing to see, just a little thinning of the competition.


7 posted on 10/27/2021 6:15:02 AM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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