Hansa Market had about 1,800 vendors selling drugs of all sorts, the Dutch authorities said on Thursday. The man said to be the founder and leading operator of the site, Mr. Cazes, was arrested at his home in Bangkok on July 5, officials said on Thursday. The Dutch police led the takedown of Hansa Market, but both efforts were coordinated under the code name Operation Bayonet. It was not the first time that the United States and European authorities worked together on online black markets. AlphaBay and Hansa Market are the latest in a long line of dark net markets to rise quickly and then get taken down by law enforcement.

Source: New York Times July 20, 2017 15:21 UTC