Dark web marketplaces AlphaBay and Hansa are shut down in a global crackdown

An international police investigation into the trade of illicit items on the dark web has culminated in two of the biggest dark web marketplaces - AlphaBay and Hansa - being shut down.
The takedown follows months of preparation and coordination from law enforcement in the US and Europe, led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Dutch National Police, with the support of Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency.
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