8 Suspects Arrested in Online Drug Market Sting

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http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/online-drug-market-takedown/

By Kim Zetter
Threat Level
Wired.com
April 16, 2012

Eight suspects in the United States and elsewhere have been arrested and 
indicted for their involvement in an online drug market accessible only 
through the TOR anonymizing network that sold LSD, ecstasy, marijuana 
and other drugs to some 3,000 customers in 34 countries.

Six of the eight suspects reportedly involved in the Silk Road-like site 
were nabbed in the U.S. The alleged ringleader, Marc Willems, was 
arrested Monday morning in the Netherlands. His alleged deputy, a U.S. 
citizen named Michael Evron who lives in Argentina, was arrested Sunday 
while attempting to leave Colombia.

Between January 2007 and October 2009, Willems and Evron, who are 
charged with running the online storefront called “The Farmer’s Market,” 
processed about 5,256 online orders for drugs that were valued at more 
than $1 million, according to a 66-page indictment (PDF) released on 
Monday.

The suspects have all been charged with drug trafficking and money 
laundering. Some of the suspects have also been charged with 
distribution of LSD and participation in a continuing criminal 
enterprise.

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