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   Major police operation takes down notorious dark web marketplace Archetyp   
   Market   
      
   Date:   
   Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:13:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Archetyp Market was seized and defaced, and its alleged admin arrested in   
   major operation.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   A massive international law enforcement operation has seen one of the   
   longest-standing dark web marketplaces finally taken offline.    
      
   Europol said a large-scale operation saw it dismantle Archetyp Market,   
   described as a drug marketplace that allowed, among other things, the sale of   
   fentanyl, one of the most dangerous synthetic opioids out there.    
      
   Archetyp Market operated for more than five years, numbering more than    
   600,000 users, and amassing a total transaction volume of more than $280   
   million. By the time it was dismantled, it had more than 17,000 listings,   
   Europol claims.   
      
   Farewell Archetyp Market    
      
   The infrastructure was found in the Netherlands, and was subsequently   
   dismantled.    
      
   A 30-year-old German national was found in Barcelona, Spain, and arrested.   
   Measures were taken against one alleged moderator, and six people described    
   as the marketplaces highest vendors.    
      
   The agency did not detail what these measures were, but added that it seized   
   $9 million in assets.    
      
   With this takedown, law enforcement has taken out one of the dark webs   
   longest-running drug markets, cutting off a major supply line for some of the   
   worlds most dangerous substances, commented Europols Deputy Executive    
   Director of Operations Jean-Philippe Lecouffe.    
      
   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.    
      
   Europol said the action was the result of years of intensive investigative   
   work, during which detectives mapped out the platforms technical architecture   
   and identified the individuals behind it. They were following the money    
   trail, and analyzed digital forensic evidence, allowing them to determine key   
   players and important locations.    
      
   The operation was conducted between June 11 and 13 in five European    
   countries: Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Sweden.    
      
   Besides national police forces and Europol, other agencies were involved as   
   well: Eurojust, and the US Homeland Security Investigations (HSI),   
   IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and the Department of Justice (USDOJ).   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/major-police-operation-takes-down-notor   
   ious-dark-web-marketplace   
      
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