'Incognito Market' founder arrested at JFK airport, accused of selling $100 million of illegal drugs on the dark web

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The Justice Department called the site on the dark web 'one of the largest illegal narcotics marketplaces on the internet.'

A 23-year-old man from Taiwan has been arrested on charges of selling at least $100 million worth of illegal drugs online through a site on the dark web known as the 'Incognito Market.'Rui-Siang Lin, also known as 'Pharoah,' was arrested at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on Saturday and was to appear in court on Monday, the Justice Department said, calling it 'one of the largest illegal narcotics marketplaces on the internet.

Users of Incognito Market were able to search thousands of listings for illegal narcotics, including heroin, cocaine, LSD, MDMA, oxycodone, methamphetamines, ketamine, and alprazolam.Incognito Market included 'many features of legitimate e-commerce sites such as branding, advertising, and customer service,' the Justice Department said. The indictment includes several images from the site, including its splash page.

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