288 arrested in multinational Monopoly Market takedown

In an international operation 288 people have been arrested across the US, Europe and South America after allegedly selling opioids on the now-shuttered Monopoly Market dark web drug trafficking marketplace, according to US and European law enforcement.

The arrests took place in America , the UK , Germany , the Netherlands , Austria , France , Switzerland , Poland and Brazil , according to Europol. "Our message to criminals on the dark web is this: You can try to hide in the furthest reaches of the internet, but the Justice Department will find you and hold you accountable for your crimes," said US Attorney General Merrick Garland today in aUS law enforcement, in addition to arresting 153 suspects, seized 104 illegal guns and more than 200,000 pills, some of which contained fentanyl, according to the Justice Department.These arrests include Anton Peck, 29, of Boca Raton, Florida.

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