Dark Net, Cryptocurrency: NCB’s Biggest Drug Haul In Two Decades

India
By OB Bureau
Gyaneshwar Singh, Deputy Director General (NR) NCB. Photo courtesy: ANI

New Delhi:  The Narcotics Bureau of India (NCB) on Tuesday, busted a pan-India drug syndicate, the largest in two decades by seizing 15,000 blots of LSD  worth nearly Rs 10.5 crore.

LSD or lysergic acid diethylamide is a synthetic chemical based-drug and is categorised as a hallucinogen.

Six people, some of them students, have been arrested from various cities in India. The mastermind of the cartel was arrested from Jaipur. During the investigation, the agency learnt that the cartel used to advertise on the dark net and also reach out to Instagram users who they thought could be potential buyers, NDTV reported.
Darknet refers to the deep hidden internet platform that is used for sale of drugs, exchange of pornographic content, and other illegal activities by using the secret alleys of the onion router (ToR) to stay away from the surveillance of law enforcement agencies.

The six arrested are all tech-savvy and used to use private messaging apps and hidden websites to evade the authorities.

An associate of this drug syndicate would reach out to you through Instagram asking if someone wanted drugs. If the person expressed interest, the conversation would shift to the private messaging app ‘Wicker Me’. The payment would then be made through cryptocurrency and the drug, mostly LSD, would be imported from Netherlands or Poland.

 

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