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Jan 13 2021 7:07AM

Australian citizen alleged to be the operator arrested.

Illegal marketplace "DarkMarket" taken offline

An online marketplace called "DarkMarket" that sold illegal drugs has been taken down in an operation led by German law enforcement agencies, European police agency Europol said on Tuesday. The market had almost 500,000 users with 2400 sellers, Europol said in a statement. Transaction...

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