A broad international operation against criminal networks operating in the so-called Dark Web has ended with 354 persons arrested and the seizure of large quantities of drugs, firearms and money.
The operation, codenamed “ToorNado,” took place from May 2025 to October 2026, with the participation of law enforcement agencies from 14 countries as it was coordinated by Europol.
During this operation hundreds of police interventions were conducted in various parts of the world, with the aim of hitting networks involved in drug and weapons trafficking through hidden internet platforms.
The largest number of arrests were recorded in the United States, with 132 persons followed by Great Britain with 59, Hungary with 45, Germany with 41 and France with 23 arrests.
In Europe, authorities seized almost one ton of narcotics and controlled substances, including amphetamines, ketamine, MDMA, cocaine and cannabis.
Meanwhile, more than 4.8 tons of drugs, 152 firearms, and about 150m euros were seized in the United States alone.
In its announcement, Europol stressed that the operation has highlighted the ability of criminal networks to adapt and reorganise, despite authorities’ interventions.
The operation highlighted the developmental sustainability of dark internet markets, which continue to adapt despite disruptions, the Europol report said.
Even the deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( The FBI, Christopher Raya, praised the importance of the operation, stressing that trafficking in fernelli and other deadly drugs through the Dark Web was also in sight.
We identified large vendors in the dark network, Raya said, adding that authorities managed to hit the main figures of these criminal networks.
Police agencies from Australia, Great Britain, France, Germany, the United States and other countries participated in the operation.
Dark Web is a part of the Internet that is not indexed by ordinary search engines and enables anonymous communication. In addition to legal uses, this space is exploited by criminal networks for the sale of drugs, weapons, and other illegal goods.
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