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One of New Zealand's most prolific sellers of illegal drugs on the dark web has been arrested, police say.

A 29-year-old man accused of running a sophisticated, cross-country drug trafficking operation has been extradited back to Canada following an international manhunt.

One man has been arrested by the Saskatoon Police Service Cybercrime Unit in relation to an ongoing darknet market drug trafficking investigation.

Seizure Banner over LeakBase The Admin of Leakbase has been arrested in Russia, his forum had been operating since 2021 and was involved in the sale of hundreds of millions of stolen account credentials and personal information. Footage of the arrest shows he used Windows. LeakBase, had established itself as a central hub in the cybercrime ecosystem for stolen data, …

Bellingham police arrested a man for allegedly using a stolen debit card to spend nearly $4,500 over three days.

A Rochester man has been taken into custody after he was accused of buying large amounts of narcotics off the dark web to redistribute them throughout the county.

The second release of the 2025 NZDTS findings on Ketamine, MDMA/ecstasy, LSD/psychedelics and digital drug markets, show increasing digital drug buying on social media and the darknet, highlighting the growing popularity of these channels for drug supply.

Federal officials believe the Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange handled transactions for Canada’s most prolific darknet marketplaces, according to court records.

Officials said that some confiscated products that were tested have been shown to contain protonitazene, a toxic opioid, and bromazolam, a benzodiazepine that is not marketed in Canada.

Operation Solana, led by the National Organised Crime Group, had been ongoing for the last nine months looking at the alleged importation and distribution of methamphetamine, cocaine, MDMA and ketamine.