Europol arrests 51 people connected to Ghost, a platform used by cybercriminals for large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering.

The suspects are connected to Ghost, a platform that’s gained popularity with criminals for its security features.

The platform lets users send a message with a specific code that could self-destruct all the messages on that device, letting criminals “evade detection, counter forensic measures and coordinate illegal operations across borders,” Europol continued.

Europol estimates that “several thousand” people used the tool and that “around one thousand” messages were sent on the platform daily.

Of those arrested, 38 are Australian, 11 are Irish, one is Canadian and another is Italian with links to the Sacra Corona Unita mafia group.

Within their operation, Europol also seized over €1 million in cash, dismantled an Australian drug lab, and prevented some “threats to life”.