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The United States Department of Justice is directly reporting that is has completed a nationwide undercover operation that was directly focused on Darknet narcotic sales. The sting swept up 35 persons as well as $23.6M worth of weapons and drugs.
“The Darknet is ever-changing and increasingly more intricate, making locating and targeting those selling illicit items on this platform more complicated. But in this case, HSI special agents were able to walk amongst those in the cyber underworld to find those vendors who sell highly addictive drugs for a profit,” said HSI Acting Executive Associate Director Benner. “The veil has been lifted. HSI has infiltrated the Darknet, and together with its law enforcement partners nationwide, it has proven, once again, that every criminal is within arm’s reach of the law.”