Gone are the days when drug traffickers and other criminals could smoothly run their businesses under the guise of anonymity that they enjoyed in the dark web.
Last week, a former nightclub manager at Indianapolis was sentenced to more than 15.5 years in prison for distributing heroin and cocaine, in addition to conspiracy to launder money via dark web.
According to the federal authorities, Pierre Burnett Jr. was a drug kingpin in an operation that distributed heroin and cocaine.
He carried out his trade using Bitcoin on the darknet. Pierre was a former manager at Epic Ultra Lounge, a club located on the northeastern side of Indianapolis.
In a statement confirming the sentence, U.S. Attorney Joshua J. Minkler said that criminals’ time for hiding behind the anonymity of the dark web is over.
He also reaffirmed how serious his office is about flushing out individuals involved in cyber crime in all its many forms.
He vows to prosecute as many of dark web criminals as he can.
Minkler’s office said that Burnett dealt with Mexican sources prior to his arrest.
He bought cocaine and heroin from them before distributing it to drug dealers in Ohio and Indiana.
A news release said that during the conspiracy, Burnett was able to distribute at least 55 pounds of cocaine and 35 pounds of heroin.