Howard Beard

THE REAL NEWS IS THIS! ARRESTS! Not the FAA or the Cruise Ship... 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 GOLDEN AGE OF HEALTH HERE WE COME! The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the results of Operation TorNado, an international law enforcement crackdown targeting opioid and fentanyl traffickers on the dark web that resulted in 354 arrests worldwide. U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia detailed the enforcement actions during a press conference in Washington, D.C. Operation Overview Coordination and Timeline. The operation ran from May 2025 through October 2026. It was led by the DOJ's Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team, the FBI, and Europol alongside law enforcement partners across 14 countries. Targeted Platforms. Investigators traced anonymous online vendor accounts to real-world individuals selling illicit drugs on dark web marketplaces such as DrugHub and Archetyp. Seizures and Arrests According to the Department of Justice, the global crackdown resulted in the following seizures and arrests: Arrests by Country. Authorities arrested 354 individuals across the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The highest number of arrests occurred in the United States (132), followed by the United Kingdom (59), Hungary (45), Germany (41), and France (23). Illicit Drugs. Law enforcement seized approximately 5.7 metric tons of illicit drugs worldwide. This total includes more than 354 kilograms of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced pills, alongside methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, and MDMA. [1, 2] Assets and Weapons. Officials confiscated more than $234 million in cash and virtual currencies, 209 firearms, and 38 industrial pill presses. [1] Notable Prosecutions The operation has already led to dozens of federal prosecutions in the United States, with investigations still ongoing in several countries: [1, 2] North Carolina Vendor. Federal agents arrested a 32-year-old man in Jacksonville, North Carolina, for allegedly operating the dark web vendor account "STARLABS" on the DrugHub market. Authorities linked his distribution of fentanyl and counterfeit pills to two suspected overdose deaths in Ohio. California Vendor. Officials also highlighted the arrest of a California man accused of selling methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine online under the moniker "Speedy Pharma," seizing nearly 50 pounds of methamphetamine and over $40,000 in cash from his residence.