Verkkoa series of tuesday morning raids conducted by the australian federal police has seen dozens of people charged with illicit drug trafficking, conspiracy,. Dc studio / shutterstock. Australia’s federal police (afb) said it hacked into a dedicated encrypted communication platform, ghost, to dismantle. Verkkoan encrypted app allegedly used by the criminal underworld to plan drug deals, murders and kidnappings has been exposed in a huge operation. Verkkothe alleged mastermind behind encrypted messaging app ghost, which australian police allege was “built solely for the criminal underworld,” is one of dozens arrested in the country during a large. Verkkoan underworld network alleged to have dealt with $1 billion in drugs, guns and money laundering is brought down after a widescale nsw police and australian border force operation.