FBI lacks comprehensive strategy to combat darknet activity, DOJ watchdog says
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By Jeff Mordock
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The Washington Times
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Thursday, December 17, 2020
The FBI is dropping the ball on investigations into illegal darknet activity, including the sale of opioids and distribution of child pornography, a Justice Department watchdog said Thursday.
The department’s inspector general concluded that the FBI didn’t adopt a cohesive strategy to investigate the darknet, leading various units to compete with each other rather than work together to shut down illicit marketplaces.