Four Arrested in the Netherlands for Darknet Trafficking

Under the direction of the National Public Prosecution Service of the Netherlands, the National Police arrested four darknet drug dealers on Tuesday in Limburg for trafficking ecstasy via the darkweb. From Limburg, the four men and allegedly produced and shipped ecstasy tablets. The suspects will be brought before a judge on Friday.

These four will soon land on the arrested darknet vendor list.

The investigation into the origin of the packages started after PostNL discovered packages of drugs during a drug investigation in 2017. The investigation led to the discovery of men from Brunssum of the following ages:

• a 24-year-old;
• a 27-year-old;
• a 35-year-old;
• and a 53-year-old.

“The vendor account of the main suspect was temporarily removed from the marketplace…”

Collaboration

The investigation and arrest involved the

• National Public Prosecutor’s Office;
• the Functional Prosecution Service;
• theNational Unit of the Police;
• the Fiod;
• the Tax Authorities;
• the Ministry of Defense;
• and the security department of PostNL.