Two alleged leaders of a violent international child exploitation network tied to satanic and neo-Nazi ideologies have been arrested by the FBI, director Kash Patel confirmed.
Leanoidis Varagiannis, 21, also known as “War,” and Prasan Nepal, 20, also known as “Trippy,” were taken into custody in April.
A press release stated that Varagiannis was arrested in Greece on Monday, while Nepal was apprehended in North Carolina on April 22.
Patel publicly confirmed the arrests on Wednesday:
“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.”
Varagiannis and Nepal allegedly operated a subgroup known as 764 Inferno under the broader network called 764, described as an international, nihilistic violent extremist group.
The group is also accused of directing, producing, and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and targeting vulnerable minors online.
Court documents state the accused “directed, participated in, and otherwise caused the production and distribution of child sexual abuse material.”
The sick network allegedly coerced children into producing increasingly extreme content, including acts of self-harm, such as carving the names of group members into their own bodies.
The affidavit outlines that 764 aims to create social disorder and promote the collapse of the current global system.
Described as a “satanic cult,” police say 764 and its related groups are terrorizing thousands of children around the world.
Members of the group used social media platforms to lure vulnerable minors into private groups, urging them to self-harm, hurt their pets, and kill themselves, CBC reported.
The network also appears to draw influence from the Order of Nine Angels (O9A), a satanic neo-Nazi organization, according to the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD).
The ISD noted that members of 764 subgroups are often required to provide “proof of illegal activities” before gaining full access—a method used to vet members and avoid infiltration by law enforcement.
The group uses Snapchat, Instagram, Roblox, and Telegram among the digital platforms to target and groom minors.
Members of the 764 network inflicted psychological torment and “extreme violence against minors,” according to the DOJ.
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