US-European joint operation arrests 354, seizes $234 million

Shenchao TechFlow news: On November 13, according to a Cryptopolitan report, the U.S. Department of Justice and Europol announced on November 12 that law enforcement agencies from 14 countries arrested 354 people and seized more than $234 million in cash and cryptocurrency during Operation TorNado, conducted from May 2025 to October this year. The U.S. Department of Justice said 132 arrests were made in the United States, 59 in the United Kingdom, 45 in Hungary, 41 in Germany, and 23 in France.

Law enforcement also seized about 5.7 tons of drugs, 209 firearms, and 38 pill presses. Authorities did not disclose the specific amount of cryptocurrency within the $234 million, while Europol reported seizing more than EUR 210 million in criminal assets.

Source: Shenchao TechFlow