The Darknet drug dealer pleads guilty

the efforts of The US authorities to stem the drug trade on the Darknet, not tear down. Richard Castro is another big fish went to the investigators in the network. Castro’s arrest in a fatal decision to return.

By Anton Livshits
30. July 2019BTC$9.546,00 managed to -0.05%part Facebook Twitter LinkedIn xing mail

The US authorities is a further blow to the drug-related crime in the Darknet. Richard Castro from Florida to money laundering and the drug trade have conspired. 25. July, the 36-Year-old confessed to, according to a press release by the U.S. attorney’s office, eventually, its debt. He faces between ten years and life behind bars. As part of a plea deal with the prosecution consented Castro also, over four million dollars to make. Among the funds of the contents of the seven Bitcoin-Wallets are.

under the Pseudonym Chemusa well-known Dealer was between November 2015 and may 2019, with three different opioids. For his business, he and his accomplices took advantage of initially, various Darknet black markets, such as AlphaBay and Dream Market. As a means of payment, he made from Bitcoin use. The crypto-currency he used to wash in addition, for the purposes of money. Castro is supposed to have millions of dollars by various Bitcoin Wallets funneled. In addition, he acquired about 100 quadrillion Zimbabwe dollars.

In the case of the substances, the offer of Castro for sale, this is Fentanyl, carfentanil and phenyl fentanyl. While Fentanyl acts five times stronger than Heroin, is carfentanil, once again, a hundred times stronger. Fentanyl was in the USA recently for numerous drug deaths.

Encrypted E-Mails were met with Castro for undoing

In June 2018 Castro is a momentous decision. The drug dealer has moved his business from the Darknet black markets to encrypted E-Mail services. Customers who wanted to have the e-Mail address, had to pay a fee. Thus, the investigators came up to him. An undercover agent paid the fee, he then made an order.

The competent state’s attorney, Geoffrey S. Berman reported the arrest, therefore, as a success for the investigating authorities:

As he admitted today, took advantage of Richard Castro for many years, the Dark Web, to distribute large quantities of high-potency opioids, including Fentanyl and carfentanil. Castro thought he could hide behind the anonymity of the Internet and Online pseudonyms for the drug trade use – such as „Chems_usa“ and „Chemical_usa“. Thanks to our partners in law enforcement Chems_usa is „“ now in a US prison.

Carlos, however, is not the only Darknet Dealer who went to the US authorities into the network. Coinciding with his admission of guilt, the court sentenced Gary Davis. Davis worked as an Administrator for the infamous Darknet black market Silk Road.

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