On Thursday the FBI along with other law enforcement agencies including the Department of Homeland Security and Europol announced that it had seized the Silk Road 2, perhaps the most well-known drug market to appear on the Dark Web since the takedown of the original Silk Road last year. What it didn’t announce is that at least two other drug market sites have also been busted, and more takedowns are likely coming. The drug markets Hydra and Cloud 9 now both display the same “This Hidden Site Has Been Seized” notices as the Silk Road 2, emblazoned with the logos of the FBI and Europol. Several other popular dark net markets were down Thursday morning, as well, though they didn’t display that banner. An FBI spokesperson tells WIRED that there will be more than three market seizures in total, with the full extent of the operation set to be revealed by Friday."--from Wired
The control freaks just can't stand the fact that people are using technology to liberate themselves and circumvent prohibitionist measures in a way that reduces violence and provides better quality products. That scares them because it refutes some of the largest reasons for the drug war; the secondary effects of violence and theft that is often correlated with use.
Dark markets are removing this, and the statists can't stand it. They are losing control and losing the argument, simultaneously.
Despite this large push, a few darkmarkets are still operating. And just like the last push, I expect Silk Road 3.0 to be up and running in no time. People will always try to get what they want.
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