International agency release

# Operation SpecTor: 288 dark web vendors arrested worldwide

Europol, May 2, 2023. Establishes the 288-arrest figure, seized cash/virtual currency, drugs, and firearms..

**Source type:** International agency release

**Published:** May 2, 2023

**Research grade:** P2

**Used in entries:** 3

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** Europol

**Published:** May 2, 2023

**Source type:** International agency release

**Research grade:** Source grade P2

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

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**What it supports:** Establishes the 288-arrest figure, seized cash/virtual currency, drugs, and firearms.

**Dataset id:** src\_europol\_spector\_2023

## Research notes

- Not independently re-verified in this pass.

How this source is used

Cited 3 times across 2 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

### Organization roles

2 citations

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

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

Coordinator, Operation SpecTor

Primary source
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[Drug Enforcement Administration](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-spector)

Supporting, Operation SpecTor

Primary source

### Later activity

1 citation

Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.

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[Operation SpecTor vendor/buyer sweep](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/monopoly-market-seizure)

Same operators, Monopoly Market seizure

Primary source

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