"Finnish Authorities Shutter Dark Web Drugs Marketplace"

Investigators in Finland have recently seized and shut down a web server used to operate a local dark web marketplace. Piilopuoti opened on May 18, 2022, with its administrators attempting to hide its presence by operating only on the encrypted Tor network. The investigators noted that the site had been used in anonymous criminal activities such as trading narcotics. As a rule, the narcotics sold on the site were smuggled to Finland from abroad. The investigators stated that the criminal investigation is still underway. Finnish customs officers worked with partners in Germany and Lithuania, Europol, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), Finnish police, and authorities in other countries.

Infosecurity reports: "Finnish Authorities Shutter Dark Web Drugs Marketplace"