Since the early 1980s, federal law enforcement officials have probed the despicable connection between Satanic worshippers and horrific crimes, including child abuse and ritualistic murders.
Those fears were realized once again when FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Wednesday that authorities have broken up a human smuggling ring with connections to the Church of Satan that is responsible for the selling and exploitation of children.
Leanoidis Varagiannis, known online as “War”, 21, and Prasan Nepal, or “Trippy,” 20, were arrested as ringleaders of the operation, according to a U.S. Department of Justice release announcing the conclusion of its international manhunt. Varagiannis, a U.S. citizen, was arrested in Greece on Monday while Nepal was arrested in North Carolina on April 22.
Patel stated, “Working with [the DOJ] and [Attorney General Pam Bondi], I can now report the FBI and our partners have arrested two individuals on charges of operating an international child exploitation enterprise.”
“This is a significant case in our renewed mission to crack down on child sexual exploitation and abuse — heinous crimes that no child or parent should ever be faced with,” he added.
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