Dutch police reveal darkweb probe behind $8.7M crypto seizure
Dutch police have revealed that they conducted a long-term investigation into the “largest and longest running international darkweb market of all time worldwide” that resulted in the arrests of two of the operation’s admins and the seizure of €8 million ($8.7 million) in crypto.
The marketplace, which was made up of two entities, Bohemia and Cannabia, offered users the ability to buy malware and DDoS attacks, and a drugs market that sold predominantly cannabis. According to Dutch authorities, “Never before has a darkweb market of this size been discovered by the police.”
Police say the marketplace had an advertising outreach of 82,000 ads per day, facilitated 67,000 transactions per month, and made €12 million ($13.1…
