Europol with the help of the Police authorities from various European countries managed to dismantle a large group that trafficked counterfeit euros, drugs and weapons through the supposedly anonymous Darknet network.
300 house searches were carried out and 235 suspects from 13 different European countries were arrested.
The business was launched on November 19 and targeted an organization that bought and sold counterfeit euro in various online shopping at Darknet.
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Εκτός από τους 235 υπόπτους που κρατούνται, οι Αρχές ανακάλυψαν και κατάσχεσαν 1.500 πλαστά χαρτονομίσματα “ναρκωτικά, όπλα (πυροβόλα όπλα, nunchaku, μαχαίρια και λεπίδες), υπολογιστές, κινητά phones, Bitcoins and hardware for mining. "
Agents are also reported to have discovered the location of counterfeit notes, along with many cannabis plantations in Germany and France.
The Europol survey was launched following the success of the Austrian Federal Police in June of 2018, which discovered a printing mill capable of printing counterfeit euro banknotes 10, 20 and 50.
Following investigations, Europol and several police agencies carried out hundreds of arrests from 3 December to December 6 in Germany, France, Austria and Italy and many other countries such as Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Ireland, Portugal , Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
"This joint effort shows that there is no such thing as complete anonymity στο διαδίκτυο και στο Darknet. Όταν ασχολείσαι με online illegal activities, you should be prepared for the Police," said Wil van Gemert, Deputy Executive Director for Europol Operations.
Mr Van Gemert he added "Europol will continue to assist Member States in their efforts to protect the euro against counterfeiting, both in the real and the virtual world."
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