As law enforcement intercepts messages sent by criminals on ANOM, this episode explores what they did next with the evidence they gathered. We hear from a Superintendent in the Swedish Police who used intelligence from Operation Greenlight to target criminals who were importing and selling drugs in Sweden. We also hear from Europol’s Georgios Raskos, who worked closely with the FBI on Operation Greenlight as they prepared to take action against the criminals.
Speakers
- Superintendent Ted Esplund, from the Swedish Police’s National Operations Department's Intelligence Unit.
- Stephanie Stevens, special agent with the FBI.
- Nicholas Cheviron, special agent with the FBI.
Europol specialist
- Georgios Raskos, Head of the Organised Crime Unit at Europol's European Serious and Organised Crime Centre.
Links
- Europol press release: 800 criminals arrested in biggest ever law enforcement operation against encrypted communication (8 June 2021)
- FBI news: FBI Targets Encrypted Platforms Used by Criminal Groups (8 June 2021)
- Video of the press conference: Press conference – Operation Trojan Shield/OTF Greenlight
- Polisen press release: 155 frihetsberövade i största insatsen hittills mot organiserad brottslighet (8 June 2021)