Operating a Darknet drug trading platform for profit! A 23-year-old Taiwanese diplomatic substitute has pleaded guilty and may be sentenced to life imprisonment.

Rui-Siang Lin, a 23-year-old Taiwanese man, was previously arrested by U.S. prosecutors at a New York airport in May on suspicion of starting, operating, and selling more than $100 million in illegal drugs from the Darknet drug marketplace Incognito Market. At 12/16, Lin Ruixiang pleaded guilty in New York federal court and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to drug trafficking, Money Laundering, and trafficking in counterfeit and unapproved drugs, and will be sentenced on March 27, 2025.

The scale of the dark web drug trading platform is huge, with individuals making millions of dollars in profit.

The drug trading platform "Incognito Market", which opened the site in October 2020 and closed in March 2024 and existed in Darknet, is operated by Lin Ruixiang himself. But he takes charge of all operations under the pseudonym "Pharoah," including employees, suppliers, and buyers, and charges a 5% fee on each transaction amount, accumulating millions of dollars in personal profits.

The platform page is simple and straightforward

The platform sells a wide range of drugs, including heroin, cocaine, LSD, MDMA, Oxycodone, and methamphetamine, and even fake drugs that have been found to contain fentanyl after testing. Users in need can use the Tor browser to access Incognito Market for anonymous purchases.

Controlled drugs and illegal drugs The platform operates to imitate legal e-commerce, and the anonymous banking system protects buyers and sellers

The 'Incognito Market' is designed similar to mainstream e-commerce websites, including brand interface, advertisements, customer service, and other functions. Users need to register an account and pay an entrance fee before they can enter the website to browse through thousands of drug listings and use encrypted currency to make payments through the platform's built-in anonymous 'bank' system.

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Even before Incognito Market was established, Lin Rui Xiang sent himself a preliminary design of Incognito Market, and the content on the design was almost identical to the actual functions of the platform. During the operation of the platform, the US prosecutors also discovered through undercover investigations that the drugs sold on Incognito Market included counterfeit drugs, such as fake Oxycodone that was tested to be fentanyl. In the end, the US prosecutors successfully shut down the platform and arrested Lin Rui Xiang.

The initial design of the platform Lin Ruixiang will eventually plead guilty, fearing a life sentence.

Lin Rui Xiang pleaded guilty in a federal court in New York on 12/16 and was charged by US prosecutors with drug trafficking, money laundering, and selling counterfeit drugs. The minimum sentence is 10 years, and the maximum sentence is life imprisonment, but the final sentence will be determined by a US judge based on US sentencing guidelines and other relevant factors. The wheels of justice grind slowly but exceedingly fine. Lin Rui Xiang, who is only 23 years old, has chosen to take the path of crime due to greed in the prime of his youth, and may have to spend his entire life in prison, which is truly lamentable.

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