German authorities shut down Telegram-based drugs marketplaces
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German authorities said Friday that they have shut down online marketplaces for illegal drugs that used the encrypted messaging service Telegram. Prosecutors in Frankfurt said police across Germany and in neighbouring Austria on Thursday took control of nine chat groups with a total of about 8,000 members. The groups shut down had names such as “Silk Road,“ ”GermanRefundCrew“ and “Cracked Accounts Shop.”