Law enforcement from six countries successfully shut down Archetyp Market, a longstanding darknet drug marketplace. This operation disrupted a major drug supply channel, seizing assets and arresting key figures involved in illicit drug sales. #DarknetMarket #OperationDeepSentinel
Keypoints
- Archetyp Market operated since May 2020, offering a variety of drugs through over 3,200 vendors.
- During five years, the marketplace facilitated over €250 million ($289 million) in transactions using Monero cryptocurrency.
- Law enforcement’s joint operation across six countries led to the arrest of administrators, moderators, and vendors.
- Authorities seized 47 smartphones, 45 computers, narcotics, and assets worth €7.8 million.
- The crackdown followed prior operations targeting dark web vendors and resulted in over 270 arrests worldwide.