The Latest Breaking News on A 3-year probe of encrypted phones led to the seizure of hundreds of tons of drugs, prosecutors say

The number of arrests has in turn led to 7,134 years of imprisonment for those convicted to date as a result.

Detectives believe they are responsible for smuggling narcotics into the country through a number of routes and are working with international contacts

The police operation, coordinated by European Union judicial cooperation agency Eurojust, aimed to dismantle a network that includes the 'ndrangheta, Colombian drug producers and paramilitary groups.

SpecTor shutdown sees almost 300 people arrested, and millions of dollars taken.

Majority of raids in Italy and Germany as part of campaign against the Calabria-based ‘ndrangheta

Police across Europe arrested more than 100 people on Wednesday in a massive crackdown that targeted the Italian 'Ndrangheta mafia, with suspects accused of drugs and weapons trafficking with counterparts in Latin America.

European Union law enforcement agency Europol says police around the world have seized an online marketplace and arrested nearly 300 people allegedly involved in buying and selling drugs on the dark web

Gardai seized the drugs over a number of searches yesterday in Finglas and Lucan

The Europol law enforcement agency has told FRANCE 24 that the "whole infrastructure" of popular cybercrime website Genesis Market has been taken down by an international police consortium, after claims it was still active on the dark web. We take a closer look in this edition of Tech 24.