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⚡️🇩🇪 NEW - Archetyp Darknet Market operator charged over €330M darknet drug trade
German prosecutors charged a 31-year-old man accused of founding and administering Archetyp Market, once described as the world’s largest darknet marketplace for illegal drugs.
Authorities say the platform processed around 2.3 million orders between November 2022 and its June 2025 shutdown, generating an estimated €330 million in sales.
Archetyp allegedly had more than 600,000 customer accounts, around 3,000 professional vendors, and 17,000 listings for cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, cannabis, prescription drugs, and other substances.
The suspect allegedly collected a 5% commission and other fees, earning around €20 million.
He was arrested (video) in Barcelona during Operation Deep Sentinel and later extradited to Germany. Authorities have seized nearly €10 million in cryptocurrency, cash, and luxury vehicles.
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