Law enforcement release
Dutch National Police statement on the takeover and shutdown of Hansa Market
Politie (Netherlands), July 20, 2017. Covert takeover of Hansa, duration of covert operation, server seizures, administrator arrests.
- Source type
- Law enforcement release
- Published
- July 20, 2017
- Research grade
- P1
- Used in entries
- 5
Bibliographic record
- Publisher
- Politie (Netherlands)
- Published
- July 20, 2017
- Source type
- Law enforcement release
- Research grade
- Source grade P1
- Language
- Dutch
- 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
- Covert takeover of Hansa, duration of covert operation, server seizures, administrator arrests
- Dataset id
- src_politie_hansa_2017
Research notes
- Original-language title not captured. Translation required. MATERIAL GAP.
How this source is used
Cited 5 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 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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Hansa covert takeover and shutdownPrimary source
Darknet market, June 2017
Organization roles
2 citations
Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.
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Politie (Netherlands National Police)Primary source
Operational lead, Hansa covert takeover and shutdown
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Openbaar Ministerie (Netherlands Public Prosecution Service)Primary source
Judicial cooperation, Hansa covert takeover and shutdown
Infrastructure
2 citations
Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.
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1 onion servicePrimary source
Onion service taken over, Hansa covert takeover and shutdown
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ServerPrimary source
Server seized, Hansa covert takeover and shutdown