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German investigators arrest alleged Darknet drug dealers in Netherlands
Published on September 12, 2025
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German investigators arrested two suspects in the Netherlands during searches for drug trade in the Darknet.They are said to have sold drugs on the Darknet over a longer period of time and then sent it to Germany by post, as the police in Aachen and the Cologne public prosecutor announced on Friday.They are said to have used post boxes in the German border area again and again.
A total of three suspects are determined.The investigators came on their way through IT investigations in the Darknet.Already in August, three apartments and a box studio were searched in the Dutch Heerlen.The investigators found larger amounts of MDMA as well as ecstasy and cocaine.The investigators estimated the sales value of the drugs at several million euros.
There were international arrest warrants against the two arrested.One of them was delivered on Thursday, the other was still in promoting custody in the Netherlands.
AFP