Global police crackdown on dark web nets 350 arrests
Verified: 5 outlets in 4 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 1 of them from Japan.
Police have arrested 354 people and seized large quantities of drugs, guns and cash in a major global crackdown on users of the "dark web," US and European officials said Thursday.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
1 outlet from Japan, where the story is: Japan Today · how we count
- Nov 12, 5:32 PM UTCFirst reportGlobal police crackdown on dark web nets 350 arrestsstraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 12, 10:45 PM UTC+5 hGlobal police crackdown on dark web nets 350 arrestsjapantoday.com ↗
- Nov 13, 1:15 AM UTC+8 h354 Dark Web Vendors And Buyers Arrested In Europol-Coordinated Global Crackdowneurasiareview.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 1:15 AM UTC · +8 h
- Nov 13, 4:46 AM UTC+11 hHundreds arrested in global crackdown on dark web drug traffickingupi.com ↗
- Nov 13, 5:49 AM UTC+12 h· you’re reading thisGlobal police crackdown on dark web nets 350 arrestsnews.tuoitre.vn ↗
[Claude] All three reports describe the same multinational dark web crackdown (354 arrests, 14 countries, Europol-coordinated), and none conflicts with Report 1.
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