Drugs and the darknet: perspectives for enforcement, research and policy

Some report about DNMs released today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and Europol.

Link to the article about the report: https://web.archive.org/web/20171128141302/https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/drugs-and-darknet-growing-threat-to-health-and-security

Link to report [pdf but from archive.org, not directly europol]: https://web.archive.org/web/20171128141330/https://www.europol.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/drugs_and_the_darknet_-_td0417834enn.pdf

Small excerpt from the article:

Wob Rainwright added: 'Addressing cybercrime and the use of information technology platforms for criminal purposes has become an important policing priority across the EU. The recent takedown in July 2017 of Alphabay and Hansa, two of the largest darknet markets, is an example of how law enforcement can intervene to disrupt this environment. Despite this positive achievement, those involved in the online drug trade appear to be resilient to such disruption and able to re-organise rapidly. European-level cooperation and intelligence sharing, along with the targeting of high-impact vendors, will be critical in countering this threat'.

According to the report, market disruption should form part of a broader, more integrated set of measures implemented as part of an overall strategy to address drug trade in the darknet ecosystem. Darknet investigation teams, modelled and promoted by Europol, will be at the heart of such an integrated strategy. Engagement with key industries (e.g. information technology, social media, payment and product distribution services) will be increasingly important for identifying and responding to new threats in this area.

There should be some interesting times ahead. I have not read the report fully but it surely will be an interesting read.


Comments


[11 Points] LSD-AlteredDimension:

According to the report, market disruption should form part of a broader, more integrated set of measures implemented as part of an overall strategy to address drug trade in the darknet ecosystem.

like getting feds onto the modlist of /r/Darknetmarkets huh

also what kind of fucking name is Wob?


[4 Points] MotoMoto98:

In my opinion the last 3 months goes in LE's win column. Before when I'd get supplied MDA I'd be out in a week or two. Now I'm going on 2 months all because I refuse to pay a $1000 bond to vend on Dream which seems to have selective stealing, and I refuse to vend on a here today gone tomorrow site like Sorcery, Aero, ect ect. And without much of a centrallized active forum anymore there is no way to get exposure for DD. The DNMs as a vendor has been shitty the last several months.


[-4 Points] CaughtYouInALie:

Shut the fuck up, we all know in the XanaxCartel you are a FED asshole!