International agency release

# Europol release on the takedown of Archetyp Market

Europol, June 16, 2025. Operation dates, participating agencies and roles, arrests, asset seizure, marketplace scale.

**Source type:** International agency release

**Published:** June 16, 2025

**Research grade:** P2

**Used in entries:** 11

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** Europol

**Published:** June 16, 2025

**Source type:** International agency release

**Research grade:** Source grade P2

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

**What it supports:** Operation dates, participating agencies and roles, arrests, asset seizure, marketplace scale

**Dataset id:** src\_europol\_archetyp\_2025

## Research notes

- URL not re-verified in this pass. Europol is the coordinator rather than the executing authority; a BKA release is preferred as P1.

How this source is used

Cited 11 times across 4 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 20, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[Operation Deep Sentinel](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-deep-sentinel)

Darknet market, June 2025

Primary source

### Organization roles

7 citations

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[Bundeskriminalamt](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-deep-sentinel)

Operational lead, Operation Deep Sentinel

Primary source
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[Zentralstelle zur Bekämpfung der Internetkriminalität, Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Frankfurt am Main](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-deep-sentinel)

Prosecuting, Operation Deep Sentinel

Primary source
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[Politie (Netherlands National Police)](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-deep-sentinel)

Infrastructure seizure, Operation Deep Sentinel

Primary source
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[Policía Nacional](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-deep-sentinel)

Arresting, Operation Deep Sentinel

Primary source
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[Polismyndigheten](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-deep-sentinel)

Arresting, Operation Deep Sentinel

Primary source
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[European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-deep-sentinel)

Coordinator, Operation Deep Sentinel

Primary source
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[European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-deep-sentinel)

Judicial cooperation, Operation Deep Sentinel

Primary source

### Infrastructure

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[Server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-deep-sentinel)

Server seized, Operation Deep Sentinel

Primary source
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[1 onion service](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-deep-sentinel)

Onion service seized, Operation Deep Sentinel

Primary source

### Later activity

1 citation

Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.

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[No documented return](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-deep-sentinel)

Relationship not established, Operation Deep Sentinel

Primary source

[All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)