A sweeping international sting operation has led to over 800 arrests. (Photo: AFP)
Sydney, June 9 (RHC)-- A sweeping international sting operation has led to over 800 arrests and the seizure of drugs and tens of millions of dollars. The arrests came after the FBI and Australian law enforcement developed their own encrypted device company, ANOM, that was then used by organized crime networks in over 100 countries.
Acting U.S. Attorney for Southern California Randy Grossman told journalists: “The criminal users didn’t know that for more than 18 months the FBI captured more than 27 million messages between users around the world who had their criminal discussions reviewed, recorded and translated by the FBI.”
