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comment by camarillobrillo
camarillobrillo  ·  3828 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A new king of the Dark Net emerges after Silk Road 2.0 falls

I enjoy the theory that Silk Road 2 was an elaborate FBI sting. Created after the collapse of the original to collect information on all major players. From what I've read of SR2's fallout the main evidence comes from an FBI agent impersonating a moderator since it's inception. Doomed from the start really. This isn't about shutting all the dark markets down. They know that's impossible. This is about justifying the War on Drugs. It's working.