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According to the indictment, the Archetyp Market platform was operating as the world's largest trading marketplace for drugs and pharmaceuticals on the dark web at the time of its shutdown. The investigation led to the arrest of the defendant in Barcelona as well as searches and further arrests at home and abroad.
Cocaine, fentanyl and heroin: A huge platform for drug trafficking on the dark web was shut down by the authorities in the middle of last year. The alleged founder and administrator will have to answer before the Frankfurt regional court (9 a.m.) from Monday. The 31-year-old was charged in August.
According to the indictment, the “Archetyp Market” platform was the world’s largest trading marketplace for drugs and pharmaceuticals at the time of the shutdown. The defendant was arrested in June 2025 by a special unit of the Spanish National Police in Barcelona.
At the same time, according to information from the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) at the time, there were searches at home and abroad and further arrests. The server infrastructure was therefore located in the Netherlands.
Millions of orders and high sales
The investigators put the total turnover at around 330 million euros. There are said to have been more than 600,000 accounts from customers all over the world and 2.3 million orders.
The defendant in Frankfurt is said to have operated the platform together with several moderators. According to the investigation, he himself is said to have earned income of around 20 million euros.
The investigation was conducted by the Central Office for Combating Internet Crime (ZIT) of the Frankfurt Public Prosecutor's Office, which is why the trial is taking place at the Frankfurt Regional Court.
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