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Dark web drug market operator sentenced to 40 years, forfeits $101 million in bitcoin

CoinDesk·October 9, 2026·1 min read
Dark web drug market operator sentenced to 40 years, forfeits $101 million in bitcoin

A Virginia man who facilitated millions of drug transactions worth roughly $430 million was sentenced to 40 years in prison. He agreed to forfeit $100 million in BTC, while his partner gave up nearly 1,600 BTC. The dark web marketplace operator's case marks one of the largest crypto seizures in U.S. history.

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