A father and son from Orange County, California, are facing lengthy prison sentences for allegedly selling methamphetamine through a number of undisclosed darkweb marketplaces, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office. Earlier this month, a jury found the father guilty and June 17, the son pleaded guilty.

Jose Robert Porras III, a convicted felon and former darkweb vendor, pleaded guilty to distributing controlled substances and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Porras sold drugs on Dream Market and Wallstreet Market under the names “Canna_Bars” and “TheFastPlug.”

Three men suspected of operating the darkweb vendor account “EastSideHigh” have been indicted in federal court for manufacturing MDMA and ketamine and selling the manufactured substances through Wallstreet Market.

A federal judge sentenced an Irvine, California, darkweb vendor known as Platinum45 to 10 years in federal prison for one count of money laundering conspiracy and one count of distribution of methamphetamine.

Not unlike the hidden services posted by Dutch law enforcement with lists of identified vendors, law enforcement in the United States recently published their own hidden service with a list of vendors arrested by law enforcement in California. The problem: some people are still buying from the vendors listed on the hidden service.

Federal law enforcement in California arrested a man suspected of selling methamphetamine on numerous darkweb marketplaces under the username “DrFrosty.” A grand jury recently returned a five count indictment against the suspect in connection with crimes committed through Dream Market, Empire Market, and Silk Road 3.1.

Not unlike the hidden services posted by Dutch law enforcement with lists of identified vendors, law enforcement in the United States recently published their own hidden service with a list of vendors arrested by law enforcement in California. The problem: some people are still buying from the vendors listed on the hidden service.

MrSnickers, a prolific dealer on several marketplaces, was quietly arrested by German authorities last year after pulling off a lucrative exit scam. In a recent press release, officials said the vendor had stolen more than 200,000 euros from customers on numerous darkweb marketplaces.

A Rhode Island woman admitted selling OxyContin, oxycodone, hydrocodone, suboxone, and many other drugs through her vendor account on the darkweb marketplace Dream Market. According to court documents, the drug vendor had 1,700 transactions under the username “TabletMagic.”

A massive police operation is underway in Canada where more than 200 police officers have been executing search warrants throughout 12 cities in an attempt to shut down a massive drug production and distribution network. The investigation began in February 2018 after law enforcement seized almost 200 packages of Xanax.