Largest International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids Results in Record Arrests and Seizures

“Operation SpecTor was a coordinated international law enforcement effort, spanning three continents, to disrupt drug trafficking on the dark web and represents the most funds seized and the highest number of arrests in any coordinated international action led by the Justice Department against drug traffickers on the dark web.”

-Attorney General Merrick B. Garland  

“Our message to criminals on the dark web is this: You can try to hide in the furthest reaches of the internet, but the Justice Department will find you and hold you accountable for your crimes.”

“Today’s announcement presents a stark warning about the real-world consequences of virtual activity...the clear and direct message that the FBI will never rest, until we shine a light on the digital drug lords who knowingly and recklessly push fatal fentanyl tainted narcotics from the shadows of the dark net.”

-FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate