The US Department of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions against Behoz Paradrad because of the enemy administration, the Darknet market that has sold illegal drugs.
As part of these procedures, OFAC also listed 49 encryption addresses, including 44 for Bitcoin and 5 for Monero, connected to the process.
The founder accused of washing millions
As the NEMESIS DARKNET market official, Persarad sought to build-and continues to try to re-establish-a safe haven to facilitate the production, sale and shipment of illegal drugs such as fentanel and other artificial opioids, “said the Minister of the terrorist and financial intelligence Pradlli Smith.
According to press releaseThe Iranian patriot established the enemy and control, managing its encryption governor and collecting fees from each transaction. The authorities estimate that he made millions of dollars from these fees. It also helped criminals to launder money by moving the digital assets of drug and electronic criminals using the platform.
The enemy was launched in 2021, and was a center for illegal activity on Darknet. Before the authorities dismantled them in 2024, drug dealers and computer criminals used the platform for trading illegal materials, such as fentanel, obtaining fake identification documents, and obtaining piracy services. The site is also designed with mechanisms to hide financial transactions, which facilitates money laundering.
At its peak, the enemy had more than 30,000 active users and 1,000 selves. For three years, the platform enabled the sale of medicines worth about $ 30 million worldwide, including transactions affecting the United States.
The enemy of removal
On March 20, 2024, a law enforcement coordinated by the United States, Germany and Lithuania led to the seizure of site servers. As part of the operation, the authorities confiscated about $ 102,000 of their connected encryption assets.
After the closure, it is said that Paradrad is discussing with the former sellers the creation of a new illegal location to replace the enemy.
The US Treasury took a cut on many similar operations, such as Genesis Market in April 2023 and Hydra in April 2022. However, Darknet tools continue to prosper. According to Crypto TRM LABS ‘2025 crime a reportThese platforms achieved more than $ 1.7 billion of revenues in 2024, just more than the previous year.
The report also found that Russian language initiatives took control of the industry, constituting more than 97 % of drug sales using Bitcoin and TRES TRX mainly. This was an increase of more than 1 % over 2023, indicating their continued growth in the illegal economy online.
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