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Two Darknet Drug Sellers Were Charged by Jury, Previously Earned $270 Million

Lily Yang

Summary: An American darknet vendor and a Costa Rican pharmacist were charged for selling illegal drugs worth 23903 Bitcoin (about $270 Million) to darkweb users, as the statement from the U.S. Department of Justice suggested. According to the statement, two of the darknet markets that the vendor used were SilkRoad and Alphabay which are intended for ...

An American darknet vendor and a Costa Rican pharmacist were charged for selling illegal drugs worth 23903 Bitcoin (about $270 Million) to darkweb users, as the statement from the U.S. Department of Justice suggested.

According to the statement, two of the darknet markets that the vendor used were SilkRoad and Alphabay which are intended for exchanging Bitcoin.

The federal grand jury in the District of Columbia charged them for distributing controlled substances, conspiring to import these substances and conspiring to launder money and money instruments.

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