Garland said drug traffickers turn to the dark web to sell illegal drugs in exchange for cryptocurrency.
"Our message to criminals on the dark web is this: You can try to hide in the furthest reaches of the internet, but the Justice Department will find you and hold you accountable for your crimes," Attorney General Merrick Garland said at a press conference Tuesday. They seized 85 kilograms of drugs, 117 firearms and $53 million in cash and online currencies. and eight other countries, authorities arrested 288 people. The operation, called SpecTor, began in October 2021 and spanned the United States, Europe and South America. The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it's made a record number of arrests and seizures in a coordinated international effort to target fentanyl and opioid sales on the dark web. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Tuesday that the department's investigative operation targeting fentanyl and opioid traffickers on the dark web resulted in a record number of arrests and seizures.
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