Ukraine Police Shuts Downs Online Drug Marketplace
Law enforcement agencies in Ukraine crack down on an online drug marketplace, confiscated the stock of illegal drugs and contraband. The Ukrainian Police has closed down an online marketplace for trading illegal narcotics online. According to the local media reports, the anonymous darknet market was active on internet for a very long time. They were even advertising their products offline throughout the Ukraine – Kiev, Zaporizhia, Dnepr, Krivoy Rog, Kharkov, Nikolayev and other surrounding regions – via illegal street posters. The operators had set up a robust channel of communication....
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