Sting led to cuffing of alleged operator behind Ghost – an app for drug trafficking, money laundering, and violence-as-a-service
Australia's Federal Police yesterday arrested and charged a man with creating and administering an app named Ghost that was allegedly"a dedicated encrypted communication platform … built solely for the criminal underworld" and which enabled crims to arrange acts of violence, launder money, and traffic illicit drugs.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, that info was used to inform raids in four Australian states that executed 71 search warrants, yielded 38 arrests, led to the seizure of 25 illicit weapons, and stopped 200 kilograms of illicit drugs from reaching the street. "We allege hundreds of criminals, including Italian Organized Crime, outlaw motorcycle gang members, Middle Eastern Organized Crime and Korean Organized Crime have used Ghost in Australia and overseas to import illicit drugs and order killings," declared AFP deputy commissioner Ian McCartney.
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