51 Arrested Globally as Police Dismantle Encrypted Network, Ghost

A global police operation has dismantled an encrypted communication platform called Ghost, which was allegedly used by criminals, leading to 51 arrests worldwide. The Europol-led operation involved a series of “coordinated raids and technical interventions” and took down Ghost servers in France and Iceland, according to Europol’s Sept. 18 press release. Ghost was used as a tool to “carry out a wide range of criminal activities, including large-scale drug trafficking, money laundering, instances of extreme violence and other forms of serious and organised crime,” Europol said. The European Union’s law enforcement agency said that 51 suspects were arrested: 38 in Australia, 11 in the Republic of Ireland, one in Canada, and one in Italy....