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Law enforcement operation shut down dark web drug marketplace Archetyp Market
- Europol led a global law enforcement operation that shut down Archetyp Market, a prominent dark web drug marketplace.
- The marketplace facilitated the sale of illegal drugs like cocaine, MDMA, amphetamines, and synthetic opioids through anonymous transactions.
- Around 300 officers from six countries collaborated between June 11 and 13 to target the marketplace, its administrators, vendors, and infrastructure.
- The operation resulted in the arrest of a 30-year-old German national who was identified as the marketplace's administrator and captured in Barcelona, Spain.
- Authorities in Germany and Sweden also apprehended a moderator and six top vendors, seizing assets valued at €7.8 million.
- Archetyp Market operated for over five years, attracting over 600,000 users worldwide and generating transactions worth at least EUR 250 million.
- The marketplace offered over 17,000 listings, including highly potent synthetic opioids like fentanyl, contributing to the escalating opioid threat in Europe and beyond.
- Europol and Eurojust spearheaded the investigation into Archetyp Market, leading to its takedown and reflecting a major blow to dark web drug trading.
- The platform's prominence and activities placed it among infamous darknet markets such as Dream Market and Silk Road, known for facilitating online drug trafficking.
- Europol's Deputy Executive Director underscored the significance of dismantling Archetyp Market as it disrupted a major source of dangerous substances, sending a clear message to illegal profiteers.
- Law enforcement displayed a seizure banner on the marketplace's homepage and released an operation success video as a warning to the cybercrime community.
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