Germany - Man arrested for buying gun online

" Ein 33-Jähriger hatte im Darknet eine scharfe Pistole bestellt. In der Wilmersdorfer Wohnung des Mannes stellten unsere Ermittler Beweismaterial sicher, wozu auch sein Computer zählt. Zudem hatte der Mann bereits über Portale im Darknet passende 9mm-Munition zu der Pistole geordert, die beschlagnahmt wurde. Für die Waffe und die Munition hatte der Verdächtige rund 2.000 Dollar in Bitcoins gezahlt, die er wohl nicht wiedersehen wird. Er wurde festgenommen.

Wofür der Mann die Schusswaffe bestellt hatte, ist bislang unklar. Hinweise auf einen terroristischen Hintergrund sind jedoch nicht erkennbar.

Die Ermittlungen werden gemeinsam durch unsere Kollegen, dem BKA und Polizeibehörden anderer Staaten geführt."

Source - Official FB page of one of the LEs

Man arrested for buying gun. Evidences, incl. his PC, were collected from his flat. Paid about 2000$ with BTC for a gun + ammunition.

Was arrested due to cooperation of local Police, BKA(like FBI in Germany?) and police of other state regions but not stated how exactly.


Comments


[13 Points] Just4theDrama:

For sure a honeypot, - again if its comes to weapons.


[4 Points] Udaypbuh:

As a person who lives in the USA, someone trying to buy weapons online is so weird lol.


[4 Points] CHOCOB0:

There was a vice doc years ago about a german vender selling adjusted replica guns that had been drilled and made usable to EU countries.

However i like the idea of only narcos being sold on the dms so if all this was gone i wouldnt loose sleep


[2 Points] buticanfeelyours:

These fools and their guns ...


[1 Points] keesieboy:

I'm curious how they tracked this man. Via blockchain analysis?


[-2 Points] Udaypbuh:

As a person who lives in the USA, someone trying to buy weapons online is so weird lol.


[-1 Points] Decisive50:

Thanks to the ISIS terrorist cunts we now have even more attention on the dark net and authorities are working round the clock to catch drug and weapon vendors. Before this we had the odd bust but now we are seeing vendors going down at a staggering rate. After all this i would advise anyone to NEVER buy a weapon from the dark net because honeypots are now greater than ever.

And what does the government tell us to do in the event of a terrorist attack? run as quick as you can lmao. How about arm your citizens and shoot the fuckers down!