A person has been arrested in Switzerland as part of a raid on 270 dark web sites coordinated by the European police office (Europol) in ten countries. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The international raid, dubbed "RapTor", dismantled networks trafficking drugs, weapons and counterfeit goods. The suspects were identified during the dismantling of the dark web markets Nemesis, Tor2Door, Bohemia and Kingdom Markets. Many of them made thousands of sales on illegal markets using encryption tools and cryptocurrencies to cover their tracks. Officers seized more than 180 firearms, over two tonnes of drugs and €184 million in cash and cryptocurrencies during the operation, which included arrests in ten countries, including Germany, France, Austria, Britain and the United States. Adapted from French by DeepL/mga How we work We select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools to translate them into English. A ...
