Authorities infiltrate a criminal messaging system leading to hundreds of arrests

Name: Authorities infiltrate a criminal messaging system leading to hundreds of arrests
Uploaded: 2020-07-04T16:48:34+00:00
Duration: 1 min 45 s
Description: Police have arrested hundreds of suspected criminals after French and Dutch authorities hacked into a messaging system used by Europe's top organised crime bosses. 10,000 of the app's 50,000 users are based in the UK, where 746 arrests have been made thanks to the evidence uncovered in the eavesdropping operation.

Issued on: 04/07/2020 - 18:48

Video by: Camille NEDELEC

Police have arrested hundreds of suspected criminals after French and Dutch authorities hacked into a messaging system used by Europe's top organised crime bosses. 10,000 of the app's 50,000 users are based in the UK, where 746 arrests have been made thanks to the evidence uncovered in the eavesdropping operation.