German student arrested for running darknet marketplace

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This was the third iteration of 'Deutschland im Deep Web' (DiDW) to exist since 2013
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This was the third iteration of 'Deutschland im Deep Web' (DiDW) to exist since 2013

The marketplace had about 16,000 registered users and 72 active traders when it was closed earlier this year.

A 22-year-old student has been arrested in Germany for allegedly running a darknet marketplace used for drug trafficking. Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) announced the arrest last...

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