Alleged Hydra Administrator Dmitry Pavlov Reportedly Arrested In Russia
A district court in Moscow has arrested a man whom local media reports identify as Dmitry Pavlov, alleged administrator of the recently shut down darknet market Hydra. Russian authorities believe he has been involved in drug-related crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Moscow Court Arrests Russian Believed to Be Hydra Administrator Meshchansky District Court of Moscow has taken into custody a certain Dmitry Olegovich Pavlov accused of production, sale, and distribution of drugs under Russia’s Criminal Code, the “Moscow” City News Agency reported....
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Russian officials arrested on Friday the suspected co-founder of the world’s biggest darknet bazaar – Hydra – a week after German and US authorities shut down the platform. According to local media sources, the individual is identified as Dmitry Pavlov, the administrator of the recently shuttered darknet marketplace. Pavlov is being investigated in Russia for […]
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The coordinated international action, dubbed Operation Onymous, against the Deep Net marketplaces infamous for being run on the rails of Bitcoin and other digital currencies is still being unveiled. So far, three men have been arrested in the last few days in conjunction with the cases. Currently, Cloud 9, Hydra, and Silk Road 2.0 display the increasingly-visible "This Hidden Site Has Been Seized" notice that online law enforcement has become famous for making. Beyond the three confirmed downed sites, several other Deep Net marketplaces are offline at the moment. Dark net marketplace....