# Norway-Led Operation Arrests 28 Who Paid in Monero, Citing a New Tracing Method

Investigators in seven countries say a 2025 technique let them follow Monero payments to dark-web forums, testing the privacy coin's reputation for untraceability.

- Published: 2026-07-09T05:30:42.272Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-07-09/norway-led-operation-arrests-28-who-paid-in-monero-citing-a
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: world
- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [Cryptobriefing](https://cryptobriefing.com/norway-arrests-monero-dark-web-crackdown/), [The Local Norway](https://www.thelocal.no/20260708/norwegian-police-arrest-28-in-international-child-porn-operation)

Norway's National Criminal Investigation Service, Kripos, said it arrested 28 men aged 22 to 54 across seven countries in an operation targeting buyers of child sexual abuse material who used the privacy coin Monero to pay for access to dar…

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