FBI boasts of dark-web drug bust: 179 collared around the world, $6.5m in cash and 500kg of narcotics seized

FBI boasts of dark-web drug bust: 179 collared around the world, $6.5m in cash and 500kg of narcotics seized

A nine-month international operation spearheaded by the FBI has led to the arrest of 179 people across the world for selling drugs on the dark web.


Operation DisrupTor, announced on Tuesday, also resulted in the seizure of $6.5m (£5.1m) in cash and cryptocurrency as well as a 500kg haul of illegal drugs and 63 guns. Most of the gear seized were opioids like fentanyl, oxycodone and hydrocodone though the haul also included methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and ecstasy, the authorities said.


The operation follows two similar efforts in 2019, one dubbed SaboTor and the other focused on the so-called Wall Street Market, and targeted drug dealers w ..

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