German police have busted a huge online criminal market

German police have made arrests and searched dozens of properties as part of large-scale raids aimed at the largest German-language criminal market on the Internet, AFP reported.
Police in Düsseldorf said the operation took place in Germany and abroad on the night of February 29 and March 1, and added that a special task force had been gathering evidence against the online trading platform "Crimemarket" for years.
Law enforcement officials said several arrests and large-scale searches had been made as part of a "coordinated operation," but declined to provide further details ahead of a planned press conference.
The "Crimemarket" website offered drugs for sale, as well as criminal services and "detailed instructions on serious crimes", Düsseldorf police said.
They describe the website as "the largest German-language criminal trading platform on the Internet".
The police operation was aimed not only at the operators of the site, but also at the sellers and buyers, the statement also says./BGNES