Prosecutor release

# Ondergrondse Hansa Market overgenomen en neergehaald

Openbaar Ministerie (Netherlands Public Prosecution Service), July 20, 2017. Covert takeover of Hansa, duration of covert operation, server seizures, administrator arrests.

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** July 20, 2017

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 7

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** Openbaar Ministerie (Netherlands Public Prosecution Service)

**Published:** July 20, 2017

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** Dutch

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.om.nl/actueel/nieuws/2017/07/20/ondergrondse-hansa-market-overgenomen-en-neergehaald](https://www.om.nl/actueel/nieuws/2017/07/20/ondergrondse-hansa-market-overgenomen-en-neergehaald)

**What it supports:** Covert takeover of Hansa, duration of covert operation, server seizures, administrator arrests

**Dataset id:** src\_politie\_hansa\_2017

## Research notes

- Original Politie statement URL was not recoverable; replaced with equivalent official Netherlands Public Prosecution Service release.

How this source is used

Cited 7 times across 3 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 23, 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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[Hansa covert takeover and shutdown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/hansa-covert-takeover-and-shutdown)

Darknet market, June 2017

Primary source

### Organization roles

3 citations

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

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[Politie (Netherlands National Police)](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/hansa-covert-takeover-and-shutdown)

Operational lead, Hansa covert takeover and shutdown

Primary source
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[Openbaar Ministerie (Netherlands Public Prosecution Service)](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/hansa-covert-takeover-and-shutdown)

Judicial cooperation, Hansa covert takeover and shutdown

Primary source
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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/hansa-covert-takeover-and-shutdown)

Supporting, Hansa covert takeover and shutdown

Primary source

### Infrastructure

3 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[1 onion service](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/hansa-covert-takeover-and-shutdown)

Onion service taken over, Hansa covert takeover and shutdown

Primary source
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[Server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/hansa-covert-takeover-and-shutdown)

Server seized, Hansa covert takeover and shutdown

Primary source
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[more than 1,000 cryptocurrency wallets](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/hansa-covert-takeover-and-shutdown)

Cryptocurrency wallets seized, Hansa covert takeover and shutdown

Primary source

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