A global regulation enforcement operation led to the arrest of one of many three directors of the twin darkish internet market ‘Bohemia/Cannabia,’ identified for internet hosting advertisements for drug gross sales and distributed denial of service (DDoS) assaults.
The person was arrested on the Schiphol airport in Amsterdam on June 27, 2024, and digital units containing incriminating knowledge and entry keys to Bitcoin wallets have been seized.
A second administrator of Bohemia/Cannabia was arrested in Eire within the context of the identical operation, which leveraged knowledge from the joint worldwide investigation.
In whole, the Dutch police (Politie) and companions in Eire, the UK, and the US seized over 8 million euros ($8.77M) value of cryptocurrency from the 2 directors.
Politie says it has been investigating the darknet platform from late 2022 till the top of 2023, when it shut down, following a number of service disruptions and a feud with a supposed “rogue developer” who allegedly brought about the outages.
When the admins “exit scammed” and break up the cash members had deposited to the platform, the police traced the quantities and recognized the directors.
The darknet market additionally had most of its server infrastructure within the nation, which is now below the police’s management.
Supply: Politie
At its peak, in September 2023, Bohemia/Cannabia generated over 12 million Euros ($13.1M) in income. {The marketplace} reportedly added 82,000 commercials each day and facilitated 67,000 transactions each month.
It’s estimated that the directors have made a revenue of about 5 million Euros ($5.47M) from the operation of the darkish internet market.
For sellers within the Netherlands, the police’s evaluation reveals that these carried out a minimum of 14,000 transactions totaling 1.7 million Euros in worth ($1.86M).
A lot of these members have been beforehand recognized and arrested, and the police anticipate that extra arrests will observe as extra proof is unearthed from the seized infrastructure.
The admin arrested by the Dutch police earlier this 12 months has appeared earlier than the Rotterdam court docket at the moment, however the litigation course of continues to be in its early pre-trial phases.
