According to the Justice Department announcement, Operation TorNado, a coordinated international dark web crackdown running from May 2025 through October 2026, resulted in 354 arrests and the seizure of over $234 million in cash and virtual currencies. The operation, run by the FBI-led Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement team, targeted vendors and buyers on five seized markets including Archetyp, Bohemia, Nemesis, Kingdom and Tor2Door.

Physical seizures included approximately 5.7 metric tons of illicit drugs, 38 pill presses and 209 firearms. The U.S. share accounted for 132 arrests, more than $166 million, and 152 firearms. Court filings indicate payments were made in both Monero and Bitcoin; prosecutors froze cryptocurrency accounts tied to vendor operations. Europol's blockchain analysis teams traced illicit transactions across wallet addresses as part of the investigation.

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