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. [...] _______________________________________________ LayerOne Security Conference May 26-27, Clarion Hotel, Anaheim, CA http://www.layerone.orgReceived on Mon Apr 16 2012 - 23:58:49 PDT
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