Dark web drug market operator sentenced to 40 years, forfeits $101 million in bitcoin
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A Virginia man who ran a dark‑web drug marketplace and enabled roughly $430 million in illicit sales is sentenced to 40 years and ordered to forfeit about $101 million in Bitcoin, while his associate surrenders nearly 1,600 BTC; the massive forfeiture underscores law‑enforcement pressure on crypto‑facilitated crime and could dampen illicit trading volumes across the industry.
A man from Virginia, who facilitated millions of drug transactions worth roughly $430 million, agreed to give up $100 million worth of BTC. His partner forfeited nearly 1,600 BTC.