certainly not afraid for my ally i understand that you know through my committee with the drug enforcement administration i made a lot of enemies through the capture of major drug lords in latin america but you know i refused who live in fear that that is just not in my genetic makeup. but you have spent twenty years undercover alongside drug dealers cold blooded murderers under the constant threat of being exposed one wrong move and that's it you're next to death why did you put yourself on the frontline like that what was it that drove you well actually i looked at my work with them that the day as a total adventure at the same time i wanted to do something for my country and for other countries around the world in trying to stem this horrific issue of the illegal drugs and as you well know you know you legal drugs have really caused a major problem in many countries work currently have been a major problem here in the united states with opioids you know to include heroin so as a public servant i wanted to do something that would be beneficial to my country now if you have sat that if any of the drug d

and the head of the san francisco drug enforcement administration is also going to join us.er on, you'll hear how opioids affect the brain and why the cravings are so intense. stay with us. we'll be right back. >> i did martial arts, gymnastics, piano lessons. i was an honor-roll student -- always went to school. i was like 3.43 grade point average. >> mm. well, the federal government says 91 people die in this country every day from overdoses from opioids such as oxycodone or heroin. it's an epidemic that a lot of people don't even want to acknowledge until they've lost somebody. our guests right now are lieutenant tim simmons with the richmond police department and john martin, special agent in charge of the drug enforcement administration, san francisco division. thank you both for being here today. >> thanks for having us, cheryl. >> special agent, i wanted to start with you because the documentary we're using is something that came about from the fbi and dea. that's really -- i've never seen anything like it. >> yeah, it's a wonderful collaboration. that is a really eff

the drug enforcement administration released the report showing 4,642 deaths up 37% from 2015. the often lethal opioid fentanyl was in many of the deaths. dann cuellar has been hearing from families of some of the people caught up in the dangerous drug epidemic. you join us tonight, dan. horrible statistics. >> that's right, monica. the numbers are staggering. they show the opioid crisis continues to worsen, a affecting thousands of lives across the commonwealth of pennsylvania. approximately 13 people die each day in pennsylvania from fatal overdoses. >> that was her gateway drug. >> nicole lost her 28-year-old sister toni to the opioid ep democraepidemic. >> terrible. everyday she struggle for her life and everyday she struggled to stay clean. nobody expected we would have to learn to live our lives without her. that's not something we want to accept. >> you could say 57-year-old linda of drexel hill is one of the lucky ones. she started using heroin at age 18. she went on a detox program and has been clean now 16 and a half months. >> i hope to god and pray to got that i'll

drug abuse the public health emergency, the drug enforcement administration and other officials release the overdose death report today and these statistics are staggering. in 2016, there are 2,662. and the lethal drug fennal is up 130%. >>> the stage is set for the knowledge governor's race. republican candidate kim guadagno announced her running mate. phil murphy announced sheila oliver as his running mate yesterday. >>> and the bridal chain that closed causing women to scramble for new dresses found some relief today. jeff skversky is covering a big day at eagles training camp. >> hey monica, eagles quarterback carson wentz believes that this team can do something special and we'll hear from wentz and a new top target alshon jeffrey in sports. >>> heavy rain is on the way likely causing flash flooding i'll have the timing and impact on the weekend in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. melissa -- >> cecily we are having a good time down the shore here in brigantine. we'll have the all important shore forecast as we come back as we track the rain, for now ♪ lets get together

i would like to thank the drug enforcement administration for working with me and my office for the last five years on this important issue. i'd also like to thank dr. dan cooper, who was the lead physician for the dallas cowboys. i'd like to thank the gentleman who owns the dallas cowboys, mr. jerry jones, for standing up on behalf of professional teams and their players to ensure that we work together for commonsense answers. i want to thank the gentleman, dr. burgess, and i'd yield back my time to the gentleman, dr. burgess. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. mr. burgess: mr. speaker, i'll also i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: t gentleman is recognized. mr. burgess: i rise in support of h.r. 1492, the medical controlled substances transportation act of 2017 authored by my good friend from texas, chairman of the rules committee, representative pete sessions. whether it's emergency medical services providers travel to a disaster area or -- to provide care or a team physician at an away game, certain medical practitioners need to travel with

the drug enforcement administration says that phentinol has surpassed heroin as the main culprit. the state's drug-related overdose deaths rate is up 37% >> and the burlington county times, advocate for the disable say that low pay for workers who are aiding those with disability is resulting in high turn-over and disruption for clients. the pay, $12 an hour, advocate say it is difficult to attract and retain qualified individuals. >> from the spirit of delaware county after nearly a two month long search, the chester upland school board has pick a new superintendent. and he's a familiar face. it is interim superintendent doctor juan vaughn. vaughn was chosen from a total of 20 applicant, some from as far as new mexico. >> congratulations to him. >> yes. >> that's a look at newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >> and, up next, we have the latest news from eagles training camp, that's coming up in your morning sports. >> also ahead an update on the beaches in new jersey, they're closed for high levels of bacteria in the water. stay with us, we're coming right >> can

. >>> today in philadelphia the drug enforcement administration will release its analysis of overdose death in pennsylvania. the report covers deaths that happened last week. attorney general and other state authorities are expected to talk during the event. >>> the family of joe fraser is pushing to have a street named in honor of the sport legend. fraser's boxing gym is on glenwood near the corner of broad street. famously defeated mohammed ali march 8th, 1971. >>> the eagles will hold their first full workout with the entire team today. rookies and quarterbacks had to participate in the first few days and later players will be joining them together. >>> and the phillies have traded their only all star. >> he's going to colorado for three prospects. he says he'd like to come back here someday. >> it's bittersweet. i enjoyed my time here. these guys are some of the better guys i've played with and this is one of my favorite places i've been. >> new test results show new jersey students are improving but still need more to make strides in the classroom. >>> officials released the thir

issue you know i mean they have kind of not really in two thousand and four the federal drug enforcement administration warned of the possible psychological disturbances of juiced up cops then in two thousand and eight the association of chiefs of police with sixteen thousand members approved a resolution that calls upon state and local law enforcement entities to establish a bottle policy prohibiting the use of eagle legally obtained steroids well as great except. the police never what's the word did did any of that. they didn't did they didn't they didn't they forgot they did part. i myself have a resolution to stuff in the coffee pot here in the break room at work i haven't ever abided by said resolution so it's hardly much of a resolution is it. evidence shows that there is actually less random testing of cops now than in two thousand and eight so think for a second what kind of melting pot we've got here we've created here we've made in this country many cops if not all our own knowingly affected by systemic racism they're facing suspects who thanks to the n.r.a. can legally conceal weapons and th

a movie and make the arrest and at the same time the drugs would be maintained by the drug enforcement administration as evidence and subsequent legal proceedings well i'm interested in is how far did you have to go to keep up your act i mean he said that this drug dealers trusted you understood you could be just as ruthless as they are. i played the role of a very ruthless drug trafficker. i never committed any acts of violence obviously but they totally believed the fact that i would just as ruthless as they as they were because i acted in that way i taught that way and many times they trusted me you know with their lives they trusted me to deliver drugs to me and i'm under cover capacity but make no mistake about it my life was always in danger and your life is always an danger any time that you are working undercover because the last thing that they want is to go to jail and by posing as an undercover agent you know they will kill you to avoid going to prison. so when you set up a drug exchange a meeting with narco traffickers how does the capture happen is there a group of agents at the scene do

distributing opioids federal authorities have struggled to stem the opioid crisis in america the drug enforcement administration estimates more than sixty thousand americans will die this year from drug overdoses the charges target over one point three billion dollars in fraudulent medical transactions so much more to come on this story after weeks of failure to accomplish one. of their biggest campaign promises the senate republicans offered up another proposal on health care today vice president mike pence described the new bill as all new freedom and flexibility in the s. the senate republicans to roll up their sleeves and pass it the military has been following the details tonight and she has more on this i know and i know what you're thinking right maybe third time's a charm not exactly earlier today the republicans put out yet another revised version of their health care plan called the better care reconciliation act of twenty seventeen or better known as the b c r a the immense unpopularity of the first two iterations drove the big guns out rally party members today. the leadership of the united states t

in deaths due to opiod overdose is certainly a cause for great alarm, but the dea, the drug enforcement administrationsaid last year in a report clearly, little evidence supports the hypothesis that initiation of marijuana use leads to an abuse disorder with other illicit substances. in a study of the journal of the medical association found that from 1999 to 2010, states that passed medical marijuana laws actually sought 25% fewer open it related deaths than expected had they not passed those laws, so when it comes to the opiod epidem epidemic, the science, the data is all telling us that the criminalization of pot is not the way to go. as politico notes that same budget that the department of justice is funding wi ining wile to $103 million. the democrats seem to be intent on locking up pot smokers and throwing away the keys. but in the minds of the american public, that is an idea that should go up in smoke. >> we're going to have a discussion that takes us maybe 30,000 feet up. some of the smartest people here at the aspen ideas festival we'll have guests that will talk about how they see america

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written a story that mentioned stephen castella, the assistant administrator for the drug enforcement administrationn washington pointed out that the first -- concluded that they appeared to have what do the world's largest poppy crop was wiped out in one year. the drug control program in afghanistan that controls about three quarters of the world's ended in oneion season. it was four months later that we u.s. invaded after 9/11. when you connect the dots, empirical evidence with the banks, citibank, goldman, i don't remember the banks, it was pointed out they were laundering billions and billions of dollars of drug proceeds illegally. collapsedlmost because of it. the empirical evidence points to the fact that the u.s. is part of the problem. it seems once they banned the poppy, the pharma cartels would not have it. that is why we invaded afghanistan. most of the people i know using drugs now are getting been in pill form. it is horrible. it is affecting all of us, our families and friends. i appreciate c-span discussing this and hope you will look further into what i spoke of. that was the headlin

the effort in this area from a federal law enforcement perspective would come from a drug enforcement administration. but i do think that the fbi should look for ways to partner with other agencies and state and local law enforcement agencies to -- >> as you know, sex trafficking and human trafficking has been very important to me personally. and i have drafted a bill that sets out a federal effort and both the former attorney generals as well as deputy attorney general yates who has actually worked on these cases in atlanta have been involved in this. and the fbi has been an important part of the effort to end trafficking with the innocence lost initiative that began in 2003. one of these programs focuses on under aged victims was successful in rescuing 82 victims and arresting -- i understand this has been an important issue for you and you have done some pro bono work to help trafficking victims. can you tell us how you will carry out this bill as you come into directorship. >> this is an issue that you and i both feel very passionate about. when i was in the criminal division, one of the things

. >> new data for the drug enforcement administration, drug over deaths rose in pennsylvania last year county no longer number one in the state. the analysis finds fatalities spike in more rural areas, folten county the most deaths in 2016. with 74 fatalities per 100,000 people. now, that's in south-central pa. philadelphia came in fifth. >>> after the 2016 presidential election, many americans found themselves asking the same question that already now the title of hillary clinton's new book. what happened. >> clinton promises to let her guard down and recount what happened during the 2016 presidential campaign between clinton and now president donald trump. the book scheduled to be released on september 12th. >> in our judge judy from her time on the bench in front of the camera on one of tv's post popular, and i think, long running courtroom shows, she now behind the camera, though, as executive producer every new game show, you can see right here on fox 29. >> fox's sat down with judge jude toy learn more about eyewitness, and why she decided tv needs this kind of game show. >> eith

but the dea the drug enforcement administration said last year in a report clearly little evidence supportspothesis that initiation of marijuana use leads to an abuse disorder with other illicit substances. and a study in the prestigious journal of the american medical association found that from 1999 to 2010, states that passed medical marijuana laws actually saw 25% fewer opioid related deaths than expected had they not passed those laws. when it comes to the opioid epidemic, the science, the data, is all telling us that criminalizing pot is not the way to go. and if the trump administration is so concerned with drug abuse why does it propose slashing the budget of the substance abuse and mental health services administration by $400 million? that same budget does increase the department of justice's funding to prosecute drug relatrelate ed crimes by $103 million. in the middle of a devastating opioid epidemic the administration seems intent to bring us back to the bad old days of the drug war and locking up pot smokers and throwing away the keys. but seen against the science of the emerg

in this area from a federal law enforcement perspective would probably come from the drug enforcement administration. i do think the fbi should look for ways to partner with other federal agencies and state and local law enforcement to figure out how it can contribute what it can uniquely contribute to a multidisciplinary assault on the problem. >> as you know, human trafficking as a whole has been very important to me, we passed a bill that sets out federal effort and both the former attorney general's as well as deputy attorney general yates who i know worked on these cases in atlanta was involved in this. the fbi has an important part of the effort to end trafficking. one part of this program operation cross-country, which focuses on underage victims, was successful in rescuing 82 children and arresting 239 traffickers during its last cycle. i understand it has been an important issue for you and you have done some pro bono work to help trafficking victims. can you tell us how you intend to carry this out if you are to come into the directorship? >> as we discussed, this is an issue you and i bot

in this area from a federal law enforcement perspective would probably come from the drug enforcement administration. but i do think the fbi should look for ways to partner with other federal agencies and state and local law enforcement to figure out how it can contribute what it can uniquely contribute to a multidisciplinary assault on the problem. >> as you know, sex trafficking and human trafficking as a whole has been very important to me. senator cornell and i passed the bill that sets out federal effort. and both of the former attorney generals, as well as deputy attorney general yates, who has actually worked on these cases, i know, in atlanta, have been involved in this. and the fbi has been an important part of the efforts to end trafficking with the innocence lost national initiative that began in '03. one part of this program, operation cross-country, which focuses on underage victims, was successful in rescuing 82 children, and arresting 239 traffickers during its last cycle, ending last october. i understand this has been an important issue for you, and you've done some pro bono work to

and to all in the department ofjustice, at the drug enforcement administration, the fbi and those fromigators and the attorneys and staff, all of whom have worked tirelessly on this case, you have made us proud. you have made this country safer and we thank you very very much. the us attorney-general jeff sessions. with me now is our correspondent has done research on the dark wet in the past. let's clear this up. they are describing this as the biggest take—down in history. what is alphabay? ? the dark wet is the bit of the wet you can get to by typing into google. hidden and anonymous. you have to download specialist software to get into it. when you get here, you can find things like alphabay. essentially the ebay of the underworld. rather than just buying clothes, toys electrical goods, you could buy drugs of any description, guns, counterfeit goods. alphabay was the biggest of these sites on the underworld which followed on from the very biggest that most people are turned off which was silk road. was taken down two years ago. its founder was sent to prison for a life with no paro

. >>> today the drug enforcement administration will release its analysis of overdose a a are another continues in just a couple minutes. thanks for watching. have a great day. >>> mandy patinkin has appeared in 60 movies. one will live in history, the beloved 1987 movie "the princess bride." >> mandy won emmy for playing hot shot surgeon in tv series "chicago hope" and currently nominated for emmy in "homeland." >> also a tony winner. what can he not do. set to make a return to the musical musical starring as pierre. >> pierre. >> this is a big role and one that we've been told takes months to prepare for and you've had several weeks. >> i've only had two and a half weeks so far. i have two more weeks and wish me luck. it's truly an ensemble piece, that is what attracted me to it. choral sounds. i went to see josh groban and flipped over my friend's direction rachel, which i had seen it four years ago. but when the change when they did it on broadway and the music, i wanted to be around. >> have you ever been in anything like this, it not only surrounds the actors but the actors surr

enforce our immigration laws had predictable results. drugs, gangs and violence. but that's all changing now. under the trump administration, america's once more a nation of laws and once again a nation at stands up for our law enforcement officers. cheers and applause]

government employees, managers also participate in drug interdiction operations with drug enforcement administration as well as customs and border protection. this might involve providing ntercept vectors due to drug aircraft, drug lords trying to sneak things in or whatever it might be. that has to alter flight plans and do complicated things. it might also involve protecting the air space for drone operations. many people are unaware that the f.a.a. u.s. government employed air traffic controllers and managers are also responsible for military flights. not just the kind i described at our bases and airports but this includes special use air space that maybe has been delegated to the united states in other countries or to do flight train, refuel, attack and bombing missions, and this same government employed air traffic controllers and managers are responsible for military aircraft on secret missions to include drones and drone killers. they're responsible for the aircraft of military usage to communicate with our nuclear infrastructure so if we have to, god forbid, defend the republic in that mann

effort in this area from a federal law enforcement perspective would probably be for the drug enforcement administration. but i do think the fbi should look for ways to partner with other federal agencies and state and local law enforcement to figure out how it can contribute what it can uniquely contribute to a multi-disciplinary assault on the problem. >> as you know, sex trafficking and human trafficking as a whole has been very important to me. senator cornyn and i passed the bill that sets out a federal effort, and both of the former attorney generals as well as deputy attorney general yates who was actually -- worked on these cases i know in atlanta, been involved in this. and the fbi has been an important part of the efforts to end trafficking with the innocence lost national initiative that began in '03. operation cross-country which focuses on underage victims was successful in rescuing 82 children, and arresting 239 traffickers during its last cycle, ending last october. i understand it's been an important issue for you, and you've done some pro bono work to help trafficking victims. can you t

enforce our immigration laws have predictable results. drugs, gangs and violence. but that's all changing now. under the trump administrationce more a nation of laws, and once again a nation that stands up for our law enforcement officers. [applause] we will defend our country, protect our communities, and put the safety of the american people first. and i'm doing that with law enforcement, and we're doing that with trade, and we doing that with so much else. it's called america first. it's called an expression i'm sure you've never heard of, make america great again. has anybody heard that expression? have you heard that expression? [applause] that is my promise to each of you. that is the oath i took as president, and that is my sacred pledge to the american people. thank you everyone here today. you are really special special americans. and thank you in particular to the great police, sheriffs, and i.c.e. officers. you do a spectacular job. the country loves you. the country respects you. you don't hear it, but believe me, they respect you as much as they respect anything. there is to respect about our country. you are s

out of five administrative civil asset forfeitures filed by the federal law enforcement agencies were never even challenged in court. they're not challenging them because this was usually drug money and they know it was and they have no basis to contest the forfeitures. even so, we want to take every precaution to protect the rights of claimants in those cases that are contested. today the department of justice is continue ting issuing legal guidance thatle clarify doj policy on the adoption of seized assets. it will return us to long standing doj policy. that's all we're doing is return to the policies that existed for over three decades, that i used when i was a united states attorney many years ago. it will also provide additional supplemental protections for law abiding americans. this will make us more effective at bankrupting organized criminals and at safe guarding the properties of law abiding americans. under today's guidance, the federal government will not adopt seized property unless the state or local agency involved provides information demonstrating that the seizure was -- we will accomplish this through a new adoption form that state and local enforcement mu

out of five administrative civil asset forfeitures filed by the federal law enforcement agencies were never even challenged in court. they're not challenging them because this was usually drug money and they know it was and they have no basis to contest the forfeitures. even so, we want to take every precaution to protect the rights of claimants in those cases that are contested. today the department of justice is continue ting issuing legal guidance thatle clarify doj policy on the adoption of seized assets. it will return us to long standing doj policy. that's all we're doing is return to the policies that existed for over three decades, that i used when i was a united states attorney many years ago. it will also provide additional supplemental protections for law abiding americans. this will make us more effective at bankrupting organized criminals and at safe guarding the properties of law abiding americans. under today's guidance, the federal government will not adopt seized property unless the state or local agency involved provides information demonstrating that the seizure was -- we will accomplish this through a new adoption form that state and local enforcement mu

enforce our immigration laws had predictable results. drugs, gangs and violence. that's all changing now. under the trump administration, america's once more a nation of laws and once again, a nation that stands up for our law enforcement officers. [cheers and applause] we will defend our country, protect our communities and put the safety of the american people first. and i'm doing that with law enforcement and we're doing that with trade and we're doing that with so much else. it's called america first. it's called an expression i'm sure you've never heard of. make america great again. has anybody heard that expression? [cheers and applause] have you heard that expression? that is my promise to each of you. that is the oath i took as president. and that is my sacred pledge to the american people. thank you everyone here today. you are really special, special americans. and thank you in particular to the great police, sheriffs and i.c.e. officers. you do a spectacular job. the country loves you. the country respects you. you don't hear it. but believe me, they respect you as much as they respect anything there is to r

drugs even the 80 so i do think it is important. >> the administration is committed to stemming the tide to talk with law-enforcement and health care providers so if you have seen one addict you proceed one. so the challenge that we have the local communities where people love their neighbors and want to care for them is the key to solving the challenge so then to have the handoff and often times around the country that reversal curs that they are not handed off to a recovery center for a variety of reasons for pro --. one in virginia has an open door policy for those who are overdosing. they saw 183 times in one day that is a system in the feeling that individual if they cannot get that person toward recovery. working with local communities in chattanooga last week there doing incredible things. so it is different for every single person but with all of those strategy elements this administration is committed to doing that. >> thank you. [inaudible conversations] this hearing of the senate teeeighteen committee is about three hours

enforce our immigration laws had predictable results. drugs, gangs, and violence. but that's all changing now. under the trump administrationnce more a nation of laws and once again a nation that stands up for our law enforcement officers. >> we will defend our country, protect our communities, and put the safety of the american people first. and i'm doing that with law enforcement, and we're doing that with trade, and we're doing that with so much else. it's called america first. it's called an expression i'm sure you've never heard of, make america great again. has anybody heard that expression? that is my promise to each of you. that is the oath i took as president, and that is my sacred pledge to the american people. thank you, everyone here today. you are really special, special americans. and thank you, in particular, to the great police, sheriffs, and i.c.e. officers. you do a spectacular job. the country loves you. the country respects you. you don't hear it, but believe me, they respect you as much as they respect anything there is to respect about our country. you are spectacular people. >> because of the danger o

enforce our immigration laws had predictable results. drugs, gangs, and violence. but that is all changing now. under the trump administration, america is once more a nation of laws, and once again, a nation that stands up for our law enforcement officers. [cheers and applause] we will defend our country, protect our communities, and puts the safety of the american people first. and i am doing that with law enforcement, and we are doing that with trade, and we are doing that with so much else. it is called america first, it is called an expression i am sure you have never heard of, make america great again. has anybody heard that? have you heard that? that is my promise to each of you. that is the oath i took as president. and that is my sacred pledge to the american people. thank you, everyone here today, you are really special, special americans. and thinking in particular to the great police, sheriffs, and i.c.e. officers, you are doing a spectacular job, the country loves you, the country respects you, you don't hear it, but believe me, they respect you as much as they respect anything there is to respect about our count

was embraced during the early years of the war on drugs but curtailed under the obama administration. here's the deal. it allows local law enforcementnal property like homes and cars from people suspected but not necessarily charged with or convicted of crime. critics, including several conservative lawmakers and civil libertarians have blasted the move, saying it undermines property rights and violates the constitutional principle of due process. but attorney general jeff sessions calls it a key tool in the fight against organized crime. >> it weakens the criminal organizations when you take their money. and it strengthens our law enforcement when we can share it together and use it to further our effort against crime. >> interestingly, sessions acknowledged criticism of the policy, vowing to implement the order with, quote, care and professionalism. i want to bring in robert johnson, an attorney at the institute for justice. it's good to see you. thank you so much for joining me. let's talk about what the a.g. said. he said the forfeiture policy hits criminals where it hurts, until the wallet. your group, critics say that this pra

4 out of 5 administrative civil assets and forfeitures filed by the federal law enforcement agencies were never even challenged in court. they're not challenging them because it's usually drugney and they know it was drug money and they have no basis to the forfeitures. even so, going to take every precaution. and so, today, the department of justice is continuing issuing legal guides the board clarified doj policy on the adoption of city assets. it will return us to long-standing doj policy. that's all we're doing is returning to the policies that existed for over three decades that i used -- >> heather: as you expected, you heard jeff sessions making the official announcement right there, restoring asset seizures. for more on this, let's bring in keisha heaven and eric custer. thank you both for joining us. some breaking news, let's get your response. >> i have a problem with this reform of the forfeiture laws because it allows forfeitures of people who are not yet convicted of a crime. you are violating the due process of all citizens of this country, so if someone is going to trial and then they were acquitted, what do you do? you can't go back and say, we spent your mo

and to all the department of justice law enforcement personnel and the drug enforcement administration, the fbi and to those to the irs, criminal investigators and the attorneys and staff, all of whom had worked tirelessly on this case, you have made us proud. you have made this country safer and we thank you very, very much. >> thank you. good morning and thank you all for being here. grateful to our law enforcement agents and prosecutors for the tireless work on this case and to our international partners for their extraordinary cooperation. this case is part of a larger internet effort to a attack of darknet marketplaces. the alleged criminal conduct include selling illegal drugs like fentanyl and heroin as well as stolen fraudulent invitationn document and access devices, counterfeit goods, malware and computer hacking tools, firearms and toxic chemicals. this was a coordinated international operation against alpha bay and also another website which the dutch authorities have been investigating a shutdown earlier today. as per this operation the two sides of ministers were arrested