German investigators smashed an illegal Internet platforms

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German investigators smashed an illegal Internet platforms

Trading on the Internet is flourishing. However, not everything always goes right. In the case of large raids in the whole of Europe against operators and users of illegal platforms, there were a number of arrests – even in Germany.

German security authorities have smashed together with investigators in six other European countries, a network of criminal Internet-trading platforms. The action was directed against the alleged operator of the so-called Darknet forums, about, among other things, weapons, drugs, fake IDs, peering data, and illegal services such as Hacking of computers offered had been explained to the Federal criminal police office in Wiesbaden and the Central office for combating Internet crime (ZIT).

House to house searches in the whole of Europe

The large-scale action took place already on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, however, was only known now. Searches 69 apartments and companies in Germany, Lithuania, Russia, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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The 27-year-old alleged main operators in Bosnia – Herzegovina, as well as two German 21-and 29-year-old network administrators in North Rhine-Westphalia and lower Saxony. In addition to evidence of assets were seized, with values of up to 150,000 euros. The investigators discovered two so-called Bitcoin vaults.

The accused is alleged to have three forums, for the so-called Underground Economy (underground economy), on the Criminal Goods and services offered. The Federal criminal police office and the Frankfurt office of the Prosecutor General spoke of a “significant blow against the German Underground Economy-scene”.

Also Drug Stores

Also, three men from lower Saxony was arrested at the age of 19 to 28 years of age, the drug should have handled business on the trading platforms. Two of the investigators found 36 kilograms of amphetamine, 2.3 kilograms of Ecstasy, 1.5 kilograms of cocaine and two kilos of hashish in the sale value of 250,000 Euro.

The officials seized a Computer Server in France, Lithuania, Russia, and the Netherlands. Through these devices the criminals to Internet market places were operated.

In the so-called Darknet (English for “Dark network”), you can move to Internet users anonymously. The only anonymizing services attainable in the area of Internet is used by Criminals, but also by people who place a high value on their privacy or in a repressive political System.

as/kle (afp, dpa)