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Two Arrested in Netherlands as Germany Dismantles Darknet Drug-Shipping Ring

Cyber investigations by the BKA led to Heerlen raids that seized MDMA and cocaine worth several million euros.

Overview

  • International warrants executed in Heerlen resulted in one suspect extradited to Germany and another held in Dutch extradition custody.
  • Investigators are probing three men aged 33, 39 and 40 over long-running sales via Darknet marketplaces with postal deliveries into Germany.
  • Searches of three apartments and a boxing studio uncovered ecstasy/MDMA and cocaine, a firearm, and a five-figure sum in cash.
  • Electronic devices and storage media were seized for forensic analysis under the Cologne cybercrime prosecutor's office.
  • The group allegedly used mailboxes in the German–Dutch border area, with about 45 officers involved in the operation.