In a sweeping international crackdown, the Department of Justice, the FBI, and a coalition of law enforcement agencies from around the world have launched their most aggressive attack yet on dark web drug traffickers. Operation RapTor, announced Thursday, netted historic results — not just in terms of arrests, but in the sheer volume of deadly drugs, weapons, and illegal profits seized.
The scale of Operation RapTor is staggering. Authorities arrested 270 individuals involved in dark web drug operations — from sellers and buyers to the administrators running the illegal marketplaces. The crackdown spanned 10 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Germany, Austria, France, Brazil, Spain, South Korea, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
Attorney General Pam Bondi stood at the forefront of the announcement, joined by the Department of Justice’s Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team and international allies.
This was no ordinary bust. Law enforcement officials hauled in more than $200 million in cash and digital assets, over two metric tons of narcotics, and at least 180 firearms. A chilling 144 kilograms of fentanyl or fentanyl-laced drugs were among the seized items — enough to cause mass casualties if released into American communities.
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