UK Dark Web Dealer Operating DMSoldiersNDD Jailed for 78 Months in Norfolk in Connection to the 2015 Darkode Forum Dismantling

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• U.K. conviction: A Norfolk-based dark web drug dealer has been jailed for more than six years for operating an illegal market.
• Drug delivery: The individual worked with a partner to supply class A drugs to the dark web ecosystem.
• Connections: Their operations were linked to the broader ecosystem, which was targeted by major operations such as the dismantling of the Darkode hacking forum.

A man who ran a significant dark web drug vendor account, DMSoldiersNDD (Dark Market Soldiers Next Day Delivery), from his home in Norfolk, U.K., was jailed. Steven Parker, 52, was identified by the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) as the key operator of the dark net marketplace selling controlled substances. 

The dark net drug dealer in Norfolk was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison in a successful prosecution. 

Connection to Global Cybercrime Crackdown

The investigation revealed that Parker managed the entire operation, with his then-partner, Louise Daniels, providing logistical support, local news websites reported. Daniels, 45, from Lyng, was convicted of money laundering and ordered to perform 100 hours of unpaid work in community service.

Parker was arrested in June 2022 in Attleborough and charged with cannabis cultivation and the importation and supply of class A drugs:

• heroin, 
• ecstasy, 
• amphetamines, 
• diazepam, 
• Xanax.

Authorities linked him to the dark web vendor account and the importation of MDMA tablets from Germany, thanks to evidence found on a seized laptop. 

Parker's illicit enterprise was part of the sprawling dark web economy, which has been the focus of major international law enforcement actions. One of the most significant of these was the operation that saw the Darkode hacking forum dismantled. 

Darkode was one of the most sophisticated English-speaking online forums for cybercriminals to buy, sell, and trade malware, botnets, and stolen personal information, according to U.S. Attorney Hickton. The FBI's infiltration of the forum, as part of "Operation Shrouded Horizon," led to charges against dozens of its members worldwide.

Coordinated International Law Enforcement Operations

The jailing of individuals like Parker and the takedown of platforms like Darkode were part of an ongoing cybercrime crackdown. "Operation Shrouded Horizon" involved a coalition of law enforcement from 20 nations, including the U.S., UK, Australia, and Germany. 

These joint operations are critical for disrupting the infrastructure that supports a wide range of illegal online activities, from drug trafficking to the sale of hacking tools like the SpyEye banking trojan, which was also advertised on Darkode, as per the U.S. Justice Department.

In October, the FBI seized BreachForums, which led ShinyHunters to retaliate with Salesforce extortion threats.

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