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Topic: 2013-01-31 bordermail.com.au - Secret website harboured drugs smorgasbord, court (Read 1157 times)

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legendary
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What an idiot.. This guy was going down with or without Silk Road.
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I wonder if making it sound more sophisticated scares the court into giving bigger penalties.

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the website was accessed by software designed to enable online anonymity and a digital "virtual currency", Bitcoin, was used to buy goods... Howard imported drugs 11 times.
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he talked to his buddy who knew a guy, gave him cash, and got some drugs
legendary
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Strength in numbers
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A judge has expressed fears about advertised for free a secretive eBay-like online marketplace a man used to buy illegal drugs for his "smorgasbord" trafficking operation.
legendary
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Live and Let Live
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Secret website harboured drugs smorgasbord, court hears

Steve Butcher
2013-01-31

http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/1270129/secret-website-harboured-drugs-smorgasbord-court-hears/?cs=12

Ms Brown said Australian Customs and Border Protection Service officers in Melbourne and Sydney examined mail articles addressed to Howard at his Brunswick West home.


Stupid people do stupid things. (like ban drugs).
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Secret website harboured drugs smorgasbord, court hears

Steve Butcher
2013-01-31

http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/1270129/secret-website-harboured-drugs-smorgasbord-court-hears/?cs=12

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Melbourne's County Court heard the black-market Silk Road had been described as a "certifiable one-stop shop" for illicit drugs.
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Prosecutor Morgan Brown told the court the website was accessed by software designed to enable online anonymity and a digital "virtual currency", Bitcoin, was used to buy goods.
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In what could be the first prosecution with Silk Road a major player, Ms Brown told the court that in two months from March last year Howard imported drugs 11 times.

Ms Brown said Australian Customs and Border Protection Service officers in Melbourne and Sydney examined mail articles addressed to Howard at his Brunswick West home.
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Mr Jassar described Howard's involvement as without sophistication, complexity or any real planning.
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