The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have dismantled one of the largest dark web drug trafficking operations in Canadian history, following a multi-agency investigation that led to multiple arrests and the seizure of significant quantities of narcotics.
The probe commenced after German authorities disassembled a dark web marketplace and shared data with international partners. That pointed to Canadian-based users suspected of large-scale drug trafficking, the RCMP said.
The RCMP Cybercrime Unit in Vancouver launched an investigation, which was later transferred to authorities in Milton, Ont.
Investigators identified a vendor operating under the name “RoadRunna.” Police allege the group was responsible for distributing controlled substances across Canada, shipping an estimated 400 pa