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DOJ BUST DARK WEB DRUG MARKETPLACE WITH $80M OF CRYPTO TRANSACTIONS

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The U.S. DOJ has arrested Rui-Siang Lin, the head of "Incognito Market", an illegal dark web marketplace that facilitated the sale of illegal drugs using mainly crypto (including bitcoin and Monero). The marketplace processed ~$80M in crypto transactions over three years and charged a 5% fee on drug purchases.