FBI shuts down Silk Road dark web marketplace
2 Oct 2013
The FBI seized the Silk Road drugs marketplace and arrested Ross Ulbricht, who was accused of running it as Dread Pirate Roberts.
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The FBI seized the Silk Road drugs marketplace and arrested Ross Ulbricht, who was accused of running it as Dread Pirate Roberts.
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