THE HAGUE—At least 150 people have been arrested by European and U.S. authorities after a joint crackdown on traders of drugs, weapons, and other illicit goods on darknet e-commerce sites, Dutch media reported Tuesday citing police agency Europol. Cash and cryptocurrency worth 26.7 million euros ($31 million) and 234 kilograms of drugs were also seized, according to Dutch broadcaster KRO-NRCV. “This operation proves that we can reach [criminals on the dark web] even if they think they are hiding somewhere, they cannot be sure we won’t be there at one moment to knock on their door,” Europol’s Deputy Executive Director of Operations Jean-Philippe Lecouffe told the broadcaster. Europol would not comment on the report, but referred to a press conference set for 10 a.m. local time in Washington with the Department of Justice. According to the Dutch media 65 U.S. nationals were arrested, along with 47 Germans, 24 Brits, and …
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