Tag: dark web
Samad Hamid Castro, Oxycodone Distribution, New Jersey 2026
⏱ 2 min read Samad Hamid Castro, a 41-year-old New Jersey man, has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for flooding North Texas neighborhoods with Oxycodone pills. From October 2023 to August 2025, Castro used the dark web to distribute the illicit pills to customers in Fort Worth, Keller, Euless, and other areas.…
Cesar Augusto Olmos Usaquen, Eduardo Villarroel Bellorin, Juan Carlos Carroll Borrero, Drug Trafficking, Ohio 2026
⏱ 2 min read A sophisticated dark web drug trafficking organization that operated from Medellin, Colombia, and had cells in Miami, Florida, and Charlotte, North Carolina, was dismantled by federal authorities after a multinational operation. The group, known as Undertaker45, used encrypted messaging platforms and dark web marketplaces to distribute counterfeit OxyContin pills laced with…
Devlin Hosner, Fentanyl Trafficking, California 2026
⏱ 4 min read Devlin Hosner, a 37-year-old from Modesto, California, was a major player in the dark web’s illicit drug trade, peddling fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills and methamphetamine to unsuspecting buyers. Alongside his co-defendant, Holly Adams, Hosner made a fortune – hundreds of thousands of dollars – by exploiting the anonymity of the dark…
Drew Holzlein, Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material, New Jersey 2026
⏱ 2 min read Drew Holzlein, a 57-year-old New Jersey man, was sentenced to 350 months in prison for distributing child sexual abuse material on a dark-web site dedicated to discussing and trafficking in CSAM. The sentencing took place in Newark, New Jersey, and was the result of a prosecution by the US Attorney’s Office.…
Waleed Shamim, Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, New Jersey 2026
⏱ 2 min read Two Pakistani men, Waleed Shamim and Sameer Shamim, and one Indian man, Shareef Beig, were indicted for allegedly using dark web marketplaces to traffic narcotics and counterfeit pills into the United States, specifically targeting customers in New Jersey between November 2021 and June 2022. The indictment, returned on May 12, 2026,…
Dread Pirate Roberts, Money Laundering, California 2013
⏱ 2 min read A Colombian kingpin is facing the heat after being extradited to the US for masterminding a massive dark web marketplace that raked in millions from illicit deals. Patrick Schmitz, 37, lived in Taganga, Colombia, but was born in Germany. The Versus Project, also known as Versus, was a top-tier dark web…
Alaina Ny’sha Thomas, Child Sexual Abuse, South Carolina 2020
⏱ 2 min read Florence, SC – Alaina Ny’sha Thomas, 24, admitted in federal court today she filmed the sexual abuse of a minor. The crime unfolded around January 2020, but the depravity surfaced in June when the FBI discovered two videos on a private dark web forum. Thomas wasn’t just a witness; she was…
