Three friends in their twenties sat in a BMW on a Bella Vista suburban street. Then the police moved in.
The trio were unaware that NSW police were watching them, as the black nor’easter weather system began to threaten Sydney last Thursday.Actually, since October last year, the cybercrime squad, which has been investigating the selling of drugs such as methylamphetamine and cocaine on a darknet market in Sydney, has had the men in its sights.
Speaking to this masthead in the aftermath of the arrests, cybercrime squad boss Detective Superintendent Matt Craft said the squad’s approach was very different to that of traditional policing. The dark web has gained notoriety because it cannot be accessed through conventional web browsers such as Google. The identity of visitors and website owners accessing the dark web is kept hidden through the use of encrypted browsers that mask true IP addresses, the unique identifying number assigned to every device connected to the internet.
Glenwood man Flora, 25, was charged with participating in a criminal group and participating in drug supply. Police will allege he was involved in the distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine, and they have seized a vehicle they say was involved in that. Business records show Devakumar and Flora opened a business named Flourish Studios together late last year. Its Instagram page says it will “ignite your brand’s digital utopia”; its website does not work.
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