Europol operation disrupts dark web child abuse material sales, identifies five Swedish buyers

aftonbladet.se (Swedish)

Europol's operation shut down 373,000 dark web sites selling child sexual abuse material. Five Swedish men have been identified as buyers. The operation, involving 23 countries, targeted dark web marketplaces. Authorities tracked cryptocurrency payments, identifying 440 customers globally, including the five Swedish men who paid for access to the material. A Chinese national is suspected of running the sites, earning over 345,000 euros. An international arrest warrant has been issued for him.


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