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Police shut down long-running dark web drug market with 600,000 users worldwide


Archetyp Market, a major dark web drug marketplace, was shut down in a global police operation involving multiple European countries.

Between 11 and 13 June, a series of coordinated actions took place across Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Sweden, targeting the platform’s administrator, moderators, key vendors, and technical infrastructure. This operation led by the German authorities marks the end of a criminal service that enabled the anonymous trade in high volumes of illicit drugs, including cocaine, MDMA, amphetamines, and synthetic opioids. By dismantling its infrastructure and arresting its key players, we are sending a clear message: there is no safe haven for those who profit from harm,” said Jean-Philippe Lecouffe, Europol’s Deputy Executive Director of Operations.

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