Operation TorNado arrests 354 people and seizes $234 million worth of cash and cryptocurrency

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Europol announced that Operation TorNado arrested 354 people in 14 countries and seized more than $234 million in cash and cryptocurrency. The operation targeted sellers and buyers in darknet drug markets. Law enforcement also seized approximately 5.7 metric tons of drugs, 209 firearms, and 38 pill presses, but did not disclose the specific amount of cryptocurrency among the seized assets or how much of it came from drug sales.