Large Scale Dark Net Drug Operation Discovered in Finland
Finland Customs department has unearthed a large organized drug ring operating on the dark net. Finland’s Customs department has announced that it has uncovered the largest drug trafficking organization in the country. A press release published on Friday, August 26, 2016, by the Finnish Customs, states that the department has detained three people on suspicion of importing large quantities of banned substances into the country. According to the release, these three detainees are suspected of importing more than 3 million euros’ worth of narcotics in different forms over a period of two....
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