A defendant in a methamphetamine distribution case in South Dakota admitted purchasing 500 or more grams of methamphetamine on the darkweb and redistributing the drug locally for further resale. He also admitted using his Coinbase account to fund the drug trafficking operation and to help conceal the proceeds of the operation.
Homeland Security Investigations and the United States Postal Inspection Service are investigating a North Carolina woman for drug crimes likely linked to the darkweb. Investigators seized a package of pills headed addressed to the suspect. After searching the suspect’s house, they found hundreds of USPS packages and thousands of pills.
A 25-year-old living in Vienna allegedly made regular purchases on the darkweb and resold the drugs to local customers. After German law enforcement intercepted a package containing 130 grams of amphetamine, Austrian police raided the suspect’s house, interrupting a drug deal.
A couple from New Jersey were indicted for producing various peptides and related substances and selling them online as research chemicals, according to a recently filed indictment and announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office.
A man from Watkins Glen, New York, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for buying 55 grams of meth from a darkweb drug vendor.
A Michigan man was sentenced to two years in prison for importing kratom and shipping it to customers throughout the United States through his shop “Nomad Botanicals.”
A man from Mesick, Michigan, was charged for purchasing ecstasy from a vendor on the darkweb with the intent to distribute it locally.
Russian law enforcement conducted a massive operation against darknet drug trafficking sites. They utilized photo uploading sites and identified more than 20 darknet sites this year. They have seized 118kg of various illegal substances as well.