Operation TorNado was an international operation involving 14 countries against a group accused of directing drug and weapons dealing through several illegal dark-web markets.[1] Investigators examined the alleged group from May last year until October this year.[1] Officers made 354 arrests worldwide, the most in the United States with 132, followed by the United Kingdom with 59, Hungary with 45, Germany with 41 and France with 23.[1] Eleven of the 354 arrests were made in Slovenia.[1] In Slovenia the Criminal Police Administration, the General Police Administration and the Maribor Criminal Police Administration took part, while Europol coordinated the operation and tracked illegal transactions.[1]

In Europe officers seized almost a tonne of drugs, including 150 kilograms of amphetamine in Germany, 150 kilograms of ketamine in the United Kingdom, 40 kilograms of MDMA in the Netherlands, 50 kilograms of cannabis in France and cocaine.[1] Together with seizures in the United States, Australia and New Zealand, officers seized five tonnes of drugs.[1] Officers also found magic mushrooms, vapes with THC and more than a million prescription tablets, and seized 57 firearms with ammunition and more than 60 million euros in cash and cryptocurrency.[1]