The RCMP have shattered one of the largest known dark web drug-trafficking operations in Canadian history and arrested seven GTA men in the process.

In a news release Thursday, the Mounties said the investigation began after a “takedown” of a dark web marketplace by German law enforcement. German detectives then contacted the RCMP about several alleged Canadian-based users linked to drug trafficking.

Data analysis identified a suspected Canadian-based drug vendor known as “RoadRunna,” which involved an operation that allegedly shipped around 400 packages weekly across the country.

Seven suspects from the Greater Toronto Area, ranging in age from 30 to 46, have been charged with drug-trafficking offences.

Charged are: Raphael Magdales, 40, of Toronto; Calvin But, 32, of North York; Matt

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