Operation TorNado, carried out jointly by the U.S. Justice Department and Europol, led to 354 arrests and the seizure of more than $234 million in cash and cryptocurrencies, according to the FBI. Authorities also seized about 5.7 metric tons of drugs, including fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and MDMA, along with 38 pill presses and 209 firearms. The operation targeted five previously seized dark web markets, namely Archetyp, Bohemia, Nemesis, Kingdom and Tor2Door, and ran in 14 countries from May 2025 to October 2026. Arrests occurred in the United States, United Kingdom, Hungary and Germany, as well as 11 other countries, while federal prosecutions were launched in more than 20 U.S. districts. Officials did not specify how much of the seized value consisted of cryptocurrencies or how much was in bitcoin, but court documents referenced bitcoin transfers and a market that accepted Monero only.
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