Gardaí hit global drug ring hiding in ‘darknet’

Gardaí have cracked an international online drugs trafficking operation involving criminals using sophisticated secret internet networks to buy and sell supplies.

Drug deals worth millions of euro are believed to have been disrupted by the Irish arm of the worldwide investigation coordinated by Europol and the FBI.

Two men described by gardaí as “significant” players in the international drugs trade were arrested during a swoop on a distribution centre in Dublin, where drugs, including ecstasy and LSD, were seized.