A “sophisticated” drug network based on the dark web that was responsible for shipping around 400 packages weekly across Canada has been dismantled, Ontario RCMP say.

In a news release Thursday, the federal policing agency said the network, known as “RoadRunna,” involved multiple people who utilized the dark web to distribute contraband across the nation.

The RCMP said the dark web can’t be accessed by regular internet servers; special software needs to be installed on a computer to access it, and police said criminals use the dark web to try to conceal their identities and evade law enforcement.

After a dark-web marketplace takedown by German authorities, the RCMP said it was contacted regarding several Canadian-based users linked to suspected drug trafficking. One of those referrals

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