More than 37,000 drugs seized in drug trafficking on the dark web in Paris

More than 37,000 drugs seized, as well as several kilos of Ketamine and 16,105 euros in cryptocurrencies: three alleged members of a network trafficking narcotics and medicinal products on the dark web are coming before the courts in Paris, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said on Friday.

A trafficker “suspected of operating on the dark web was brought today for immediate appearance”, while two “other members of the network with the suspected roles of logistician and deliveryman are the subject of appearance hearings on prior recognition of guilt, for one as part of a referral, for the other on summons”. The outcome of these proceedings is not yet known.

The prosecutions are established for “acts of trafficking in narcotics and medicines, illegal practice of pharmacy, money laundering and smuggling of medicines”, adds Laure Beccuau in a press release. These investigations are led by the public health and environment department of the Paris public prosecutor's office. The investigations, entrusted to two units belonging to the National Judicial Police Unit (UNPJ) of the National Gendarmerie - the National Cyber Unit (UNCyber) and the Central Office for Combating Attacks on the Environment and Public Health (OCLAESP) - began in June 2026.

On a “monitoring mission on dark web markets, these cyberinvestigators noticed the profile of a seller of medicines and narcotics,” describes the Paris prosecutor. The transactions carried out in cryptocurrencies, in France and internationally, concerned various products: “Oxycodone, Ritalin but also synthetic products such as LSD, 3MMC and Ketamine”.