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# Organizations and roles

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The public record puts 3 organizations on this action. Operational lead: Dutch National Police. The table lists the role the cited record assigns each one, in the record's own wording where it gives any.

## Why this page names organizations only

Roles on this page describe the agencies that took part. Individuals named in the public record appear on the takedown entry itself, under People and accountability.

## Organizations and roles

| Emblem | Organization | Role | What the record says |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | [Politie (Netherlands National Police)](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/politie-netherlands-national-police), Netherlands | Operational lead | Led the technical takedown. |
| | [European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/european-union-agency-for-criminal-justice-cooperation) | Coordinator | Coordinated judicial cooperation. |
| | [Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/federal-bureau-of-investigation), United States | Supporting | Supported the international action. |

## Accountability

### Legal authority

Dutch judicial search/seizure authority; coordinated international warrants.

This page records organizational involvement as the cited sources state it. Where a role carries no description, the record gives none.

Last reviewed August 21, 2026