Dark Web Drugs Vendor FireBunnyUSA Busted
FireBunnyUSA
According to a press release by Manhattan District Attorney, Nan Wu, 35, of New York, and his accomplices distributed large quantities of cocaine, MDMA, Ketamine, and other drugs through the FireBunnyUSA vendor profile on multiple dark web marketplaces. The vendor allegedly shipped more than 10,000 drug packages to buyers all over the US.
Wu's co-conspirators include; Peng Peng Tang, 30, Bowen Chen, 38, Zixiang Lin, 22, and Katie Montgomery, a USPS employee.
According to court documents, the FireBunnyUSA vendor accounts operated from January 2019 through August 2022. In the course of the investigations that run from June 2021 to August 2022, the investigators purchased varying quantities of cocaine, MDMA, and Ketamine, in 11 undercover purchases. In one of the purchases, the investigators reportedly paid approximately $2,800 for 60 grams of cocaine.
The investigations revealed Lin was in charge of renting storage facilities, procuring packaging and shipping material, and mailing the drug packages to their respective buyers.
Montgomery advised Wu on how he would avoid detection when importing drugs into the United States. She also updated Wu on the status of his drug packages.
Since WU was always on the move, Tang was the one charged with helping him find homes and office spaces to rent. Tang also helped in the laundering of the operation's proceeds.
The investigators executed a search warrant on WU and TANGs apartment in July 2022. The search resulted in the seizure of 1 kilogram of Ketamine, approximately 1,200 MDMA pills, and other drugs. The investigators also found and seized phones and drug packaging material.
The seized phones gave the investigators access to Wu's Wickr and Telegram. The investigators found communications with suppliers discussing the purchase and importation of Ketamine and MDMA. The investigators also found communications between Wu and suspected buyers.
FireBunnyUSA briefly ceased operations following Wu's arrest. Investigations revealed that Chen took over FireBunnyUSA's vendor accounts and resumed operations. The investigators arrested him in August 2022.
The investigations revealed that Wu and Tang received approximately $8 million in bitcoin in the course of the drug trafficking operation.
The duo allegedly laundered more than $7.2 million of the proceeds. Approximately $734,000 was cashed out through Wu and Tang's accounts on undisclosed US-based exchanges. Another $2.4 million was cashed out as Chinese Yen via an undisclosed exchange.
The indictment charged the defendants as follows;
Nan Wu
- One count of operating as a major trafficker.
- Four counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree.
- One count of money laundering in the first degree.
- One count of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.
- One count of conspiracy in the second degree.
- One count of criminal possession of a Controlled Substance in the second degree.
- One count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree.
- Five counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.
- One count of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.
Peng Peng Tang
- One count of money laundering in the first degree.
- One count of conspiracy in the second degree.
- One count of criminal possession of a Controlled Substance in the second degree.
- One count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree.
- Five counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.
BOWEN CHEN
- One count of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree.
- One count of conspiracy in the second degree.
- Four counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.
Zixiang Lin
- One count of conspiracy in the second degree.
Katie Montogomery
- One count of conspiracy in the second degree.
Comments (34)
bobb2023-02-1989b3a8c1
I don't know telegram but wickr you still need PIN oder biometric fingerprint. Are LEA allowed to force you to give fingerprint or take it while sleeping or so?
dads2023-02-201fc519ae
@dnl a press release is not an indictment. A press release is DOJ PR fluff. The old dnl would always link to indictment. The interesting intel, if there was any, would always be from a careful reading of the indictment.
Darknetlive2023-02-2049a601e3
@dads, I'm aware of that. The indictment is not accessible because the Manhattan court iScroll is broken.
CaptainObvious2023-02-187c558671
As a vendor you should always delete all communications regulary, like at the end of each conversation. There is no upside to keeping conversations of illegal activities you're involved in. Any vendor operating on the DW should know they will have LE making controlled buys from them so your opsec better be on point and most importantly never tell on yourself. If they took you in handcuffs and start asking you questions, the ONLY correct response is "I request a lawyer"
hahahahahaha2023-02-206ddf458c
Slimy chinks should have stayed in their shithole country, good riddance.
Deepstatus2023-02-205003ee9d
NASA, or some high intelligents reading our brains, I feel like i am the prototype where they watched with me, Police State -_-
KFed2023-02-22e11c616e
Horrible most of the best mdma vendors have disappeared over the years. For cooks in it to win it. Just hold off for a few months don't get scammed.
NIGGERLOVE2023-02-22b5d6f2af
BRAH, NO ONE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT WU TANG'S APPARTMENT GETTING RAIDED? DID YOU READ THIS?
Jankins2023-02-25c83ff4cc
... and 1,4-Butanediol as liquid GHB. Not really, but that does not equal good karma for them. "The investigators executed a search warrant on WU and TANG's apartment in July 2022. The search resulted in the seizure of 1 kilogram of Ketamine, approximately 1,200 MDMA pills, and other drugs." Where is the rest of it? Sounds like the ketamine was really. Maybe just really cut to shit.
Sleazeball2023-02-251c075118
I’m sure the ketamine seized was real but I’ve seen numerous reviews on dread and varying markets in past stating their ketamine in particular was indeed an rc upon testing. Never dealt with them personally though so maybe I don’t have much room to talk. I hope we’re able to have future access to documents pertaining to exactly how they were caught
JennyJenkins2023-02-2599d75d46
How did they actually identify these guys? Where are the documents? Can we get some proper reporting on this like darknetlive used to do?
Jenny Jerkenblow2023-02-2509c3fc46
"Another $2.4 million was cashed out as Chinese Yen via an undisclosed exchange." Chinese Yuan? or Japanese Yen?
JonnyBones2023-02-251632ad95
That's what you care about? Yen or Yuan? All this info, and that's where your weak feeble mind goes? OCD much? Your epidermis is showing!!!
JonnyBonesTinyPenis2023-03-02fd671b66
@johnnybondes It's a legit question because there is no such thing as Chinese Yen. That means the article is factually inaccurate on this point and should be corrected.
Californication2023-02-25d424d911
Assholes sent me 2FDCK as Ketamine, and played dumb when I pointed out what they sent was beige in color, not white...... Now I find out they are Chinese? That's like getting fake weed from Cali!!!
Sleazeball2023-03-027ebc73ee
Lmao I don’t understand how vendors think they can get away with product on the darknet. If cops don’t get you, bad karma will
Udum2023-03-02940fac9d
Is it that hard to imagine that's what they thought it was when they acquired it?
Sleazeball2023-03-04b6c62b50
The problem isn’t that they could have accidentally sold rc’s. The problem is even AFTER people notified FB of his bunk quality product, he continued to sell the same substance. now look at them. Their lives are now personified by a jail cell and small printed legal documents. What was it all for?
hooters2023-03-1940cebed1
they were just dumping in dirty motor oil to give it that healthy appealing jet black color
moms2023-02-1814f85b87
We need a link to the inditment! Another one bites the dust! KEY TAKE AWAY "The seized phones gave the investigators access to Wu's Wickr and Telegram. "