DNM Bust in India.

Bust related to DNM's in Bangalore, India. Everyone ordering to India must be really careful, there has been a spur in the number of recent drug related arrests all over the country.

News report says they have ordered from Agora market.

http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/cover-story/While-porn-is-keeping-us-busy-kids-are-buying-hash-online/articleshow/48366559.cms

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/493620/ccb-police-bust-drug-racket.html


Comments


[11 Points] TheHypeIsReal:

I like how they provided the .onion for Agora. "This site is bad, you can buy drugs and we want to restrict access btw here's the link, and we checked, it's not a phishing link and it totally works anonymously and don't visit it please."

That Dark Web Rises picture they have showing is also pretty funny. It lists more alternatives since Agora is not accepting new registrations so you can search the other ones! Idk where they got that list though. Cannabis Road, Mr. Nice Guy and Pandora have been closed long before Amazon Dark and Alphabay opened lol


[3 Points] None:

maybe it was Gotmilk and they can stop peddling their bullshit


[3 Points] DownVoteMeYahAsshole:

What are the laws like in India? The accused not only admit they were reselling, but showed the cops how they did it. Do they have the right to remain silent?

"Drug racket... Drug peddlers" oh Jesus


[1 Points] None:

"The accused showed us exactly how they would access the website using their laptops and login to enter the website. They would make the purchases using Bitcoin, and the drugs were always delivered through courier. We are in the process of compiling a list of websites similar to Agora, and will then approach internet service providers (ISPs) telling them to monitor traffic or ban access to such sites," deputy commissioner of police (crime) R Ramesh told Mirror.

While getting into Agora and other websites on the dark net is not particularly difficult, the technical aspects the software and browser use to mask the user's IP address and maintain their anonymity is not exactly child's play. Regardless, there do exist ways to bypass these software and block access to the sites altogether.

"It is foolishness to attempt to block the server directly, because no one knows its real location. Access to the server, however, through this country can certainly be blocked. Sites on the dark net like Agora are constantly changing their URLs and IP addresses for their servers to remain untraceable. To ensure heightened security for our country and its netizens, all ISPs can be directed to modify their settings and put up relevant firewalls — either manual or automated — capable of identifying behavioural patterns exhibited by dark net sites, thereby restricting access to them," explained cyber security expert Shubhamangala Sunil.

Relevant authorities including the cybercrime police will be notified immediately when anyone attempts to access such a site, meaning their traffic is automatically logged. Security operation centres (SOCs) that monitor the activities of net users trying to enter such websites can also be set up for this purpose.

IIT computer science graduate and deputy commissioner of police (CAR-HQ) Abhishek Goyal dealt with several cases of cybercrime during his stint as DCP (crime) last year. Goyal told BM that monitoring the traffic of users attempting to access dark net sites would be easier than blocking access to the sites themselves.

ummmm yeah good luck with that guys lol


[1 Points] CookyDough:

First Article text:

While porn is keeping us busy, kids are buying hash online

By Prakruti PK, Bangalore Mirror Bureau | Aug 6, 2015, 04.00 AM IST

Three youths were held for possession/sale of drugs they bought off a website; Blocking access may not work, so all that the cops can do is monitor such sites

So a website which holds the reputation for being the world's largest drug market on the dark net is freely accessible to netizens with basic knowledge of how the world wide web functions, even as the government's attention is all on porn websites.

With a war being waged against pornographic sites in India claiming it subconsciously promotes sex-related crimes, everyone seems to be forgetting that there are far more perilous websites for which access needs to be monitored, restricted, or banned entirely - like those that sell drugs!

According to the city police, more people have been taking the online route to purchase and circulate drugs anonymously; and it isn't exactly difficult to do either for the tech-savvy generation.

Sleuths from the Central Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested three youths for possession and sale of psychotropic drugs like LSD (acid), ecstasy (MDMA), hashish, and weed that they bought off http://agorahooawayyfoe.onion and sold to students of reputed engineering colleges.

The accused — identified as Manikantan alias Mani, 24, from Bengaluru; Dibyendu Rai alias Deep, 26, from Kolkata; and Jag Sai Pravesh alas Jag, 23, from Chennai — are all unemployed graduates with BCA and BSc degrees.

Soon after their arrests, the boys are alleged to have confessed to using Agora Marketplace to purchase ecstasy pills, LSD blots, and hashish for use and sale. Agora is currently one of the most popular online underground marketplaces that can be accessed using a virtual private network (VPN) software that does not store any logs of the user's activities, and Tor, a browser specifically designed to anonymise online activities.

"The accused showed us exactly how they would access the website using their laptops and login to enter the website. They would make the purchases using Bitcoin, and the drugs were always delivered through courier. We are in the process of compiling a list of websites similar to Agora, and will then approach internet service providers (ISPs) telling them to monitor traffic or ban access to such sites," deputy commissioner of police (crime) R Ramesh told Mirror.

[DARK WEB RISING w/ MARKETPLACE NAMES IMG] @ http://www.bangaloremirror.com/photo/48366659.cms

While getting into Agora and other websites on the dark net is not particularly difficult, the technical aspects the software and browser use to mask the user's IP address and maintain their anonymity is not exactly child's play. Regardless, there do exist ways to bypass these software and block access to the sites altogether.

"It is foolishness to attempt to block the server directly, because no one knows its real location. Access to the server, however, through this country can certainly be blocked. Sites on the dark net like Agora are constantly changing their URLs and IP addresses for their servers to remain untraceable. To ensure heightened security for our country and its netizens, all ISPs can be directed to modify their settings and put up relevant firewalls — either manual or automated — capable of identifying behavioural patterns exhibited by dark net sites, thereby restricting access to them," explained cyber security expert Shubhamangala Sunil.

Relevant authorities including the cybercrime police will be notified immediately when anyone attempts to access such a site, meaning their traffic is automatically logged. Security operation centres (SOCs) that monitor the activities of net users trying to enter such websites can also be set up for this purpose.

IIT computer science graduate and deputy commissioner of police (CAR-HQ) Abhishek Goyal dealt with several cases of cybercrime during his stint as DCP (crime) last year. Goyal told BM that monitoring the traffic of users attempting to access dark net sites would be easier than blocking access to the sites themselves.

"It is true that China has blocked access to numerous such websites, but if service providers are given a list of unsafe websites, they can track users trying to gain entry into the sites. Finding out who is trying to enter the site and from where would be helpful in cases of police investigations. With sites that allow buying and selling of drugs, the main idea is to figure out how exactly they deliver the products. Checking how the delivery mechanism works will also play a big role in deterring others from trying such stunts," he added.

What is Agora Marketplace?

Agora is an online black market operated as a Tor Hidden Service (THS). It was launched in 2013 and surpassed its competitor, Silk Road, in September 2014 to become the largest dark net market in the world. In November 2014, the site survived an operation by law enforcement agents, a raid that also saw Silk Road 2.0 taken down. All trades are made anonymously using a virtual currency called Bitcoin. Site administrators of Agora Marketplace tend to be tight-lipped in user forums and restrict their responses to warnings about the site being down or issues to do with scammers.

[AGORA MARKETPLACE SCREENSHOT] @ http://www.bangaloremirror.com/photo/48366627.cms

Investigations revealed that Mehdi Masroor Biswas who was arrested last year for handling a pro-ISIS Twitter account (@ShamiWitness), as well as Yasin Bhatkal who co-founded banned terror outfit Indian Mujahideen would use Tor Hidden Services to conduct their online activities including sending and receiving emails anonymously. When they were caught, however, all the sites they had accessed were logged and retrieved.

Second article text:

CCB police bust drug racket, arrest three peddlers

August 6, 2015, Bengaluru, DHNS

A drug peddling racket was busted by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths after arresting three youths.

The CCB police said that the accused have been identified as Manikantan, 26, Debendu Roy, 26 and Jag Sai Pravesh, 23. They have recovered eight gram of ecstasy pills, four blotting papers, 90 gram of Marijuana, 23 gram of Charas and four mobile phones and a laptop from the trio, all a total worth of Rs 2.2 lakh.

Based on a tip off, Manikantan was arrested near a petrol bunk, off Padmanabhanagar, Banashankari 3rd Stage, while he was waiting to sell the narcotic substances to customers. Manikantan revealed information about two of his friends who were also trying to sell narcotic substances.

The police picked up Roy from Banashankari and Pravesh from RMV Extension in the city. During interrogation, the trio revealed that they used to order ecstasy pills from a website onaromarketplace.com and get it delivered to their house.

They used to get Marijuana and other narcotic substances from dealers based in Goa. They also revealed that their regular customers were college students who were studying in colleges located near Deve Gowda petrol bunk, added the police.

A case has been registered in the Kumaraswamy Layout police station and further investigation is on.


[1 Points] criticalage:

They must be fools to peddle like that. Spoiling for others.


[1 Points] criticalage:

what do you mean by really careful?


[1 Points] criticalage:

If they don't want to visit the website how come there is a link in the article? Absurd. And what's with the shit of isp's monitoring? What does that mean? I clicked on the link in the article and it does'nt load. why to provide the link anyways? Some readers click out of curiosity. It does'nt prove anything. Is this only restricted to Karnataka only?