Finland, with Europol’s help, closes the Sipulimarket darknet market

Finland’s customs service closed the large darknet marketplace Sipulimarket — the only illegal platform for selling drugs in Finnish on the Tor network.

We seized the Sipulimarket marketplace’s web server and its contents in their entirety.

Significant quantities of drugs and other illegal goods were sold through the Sipulimarket marketplace.

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— Tulli (@SuomenTulli) December 11, 2020

The agency conducted the operation in cooperation with the Polish police, with support from Europol and Eurojust. According to authorities, significant quantities of drugs and other illegal goods were sold through Silpulimarket.

The customs service reported the seizure of bitcoins tied to the platform, without specifying the exact amount. Preliminary investigation into the case continues.

Sipulimarket became an alternative to the closed in 2019 illegal marketplace Silkkitie (Valhalla), aimed at a Finnish audience.

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Earlier, on November 3, the U.S. Department of Justice seized 69,370 BTC, related to the Silk Road darknet market.

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