U.S. law enforcement officials have shut down Silk Road, the online marketplace that allegedly facilitated the anonymous sale of illegal drugs as well as illicit services such as murder for hire. FBI officials also on Tuesday arrested the site’s alleged founder, 29-year-old Ross Ulbricht, at a public library in San Francisco. Until the arrest, Ulbricht was known to the public only as “Dread Pirate Roberts.” He is charged in a criminal complaint with narcotics trafficking conspiracy, computer hacking conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy.
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FBI Demolishes Internet's Drug Trafficking Silk Road
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani October 4, 2013 09:19 AMU.S. law enforcement officials have shut down Silk Road, the online marketplace that allegedly facilitated the anonymous sale of illegal drugs as well as illicit services such as murder for hire. FBI officials also on Tuesday arrested the site’s alleged founder, 29-year-old Ross Ulbricht, at a public library in San Francisco. Until the arrest, Ulbricht was known to the public only as “Dread Pirate Roberts.” He is charged in a criminal complaint with narcotics trafficking conspiracy, computer hacking conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy.