International Enforcement Cooperation Disrupts Dark Web Narcotics Operations

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Friday, June 6, 2025
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
41
Issue: 
6
Abstract: 

On May 22, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Attorney General and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Joint Criminal Opiod and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team, and international law enforcement partners, such as Europol, announced the results of Operation RapTor, including the arrests of 270 dark web vendors, buyers, and administrators in Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.[1]