International Law Enforcement Operation Targeting Opioid and Fentanyl Traffickers on the Dark Web Results in over 350 Arrests Worldwide and the Seizure of Drugs, Weapons, and over $234 Million
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE — Today, the Department of Justice, through the Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team, joined Europol to announce the results of Operation TorNado: a coordinated, multi‑agency and international law enforcement effort targeting criminal enterprises that use Dark Web markets to traffic fentanyl, opioids, and other illicit drugs
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- RT-034A7D
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- U.S. Department of Justice
- TYPE
- Justice
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- 12 November 2026 · 12:00 UTC
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- 12 November 2026 · 20:30 UTC
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- https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/international-law-enforcement-operation-targeting-opioid-and-fentanyl-traffickers-dark-web
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