Valhalla seized?

I found this article from coindesk. Haven't seen any other major news sources reporting anything. Also of note is the link they post for the Finish source returns a 404 error (strange).:

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Customs agents in Finland revealed today that they seized bitcoin and other items worth about €1m earlier this year in connection with the operation of an online dark market.

In addition to the bitcoin and other "movable property", the Finnish customs agency said it stopped about 15 kilos of drugs totaling 10 million doses and valued on the street at about € 1.1m, according to a statement.

Three Finnish individuals are suspected of trying to bring into the country more than 40 pounds of powdered drugs, more than 40,000 ecstasy tablets, 30,000 tabs of LSD, a variety of "designer" drugs and pure methamphetamine.

All three individuals have been in prison since April, when the drugs were seized.

According to a translation of the statement:

"The suspects are about 30 years old and a native of southwest Finland and the Helsinki metropolitan area. Customs has made the investigation of the case [in] co-operation with the Netherlands, the US Germany, Latvian authorities and Europol."

A representative of Finland's customs office told CoinDesk the online drug site was named Valhalla. According to DeepDotWeb.com, the site has been in operation since October 2013. Valhalla is still operational.

Referred to as the "Online Drug Shop" in the translation of the statement, the shop appears to have risen to prominence in 2014, when its proprietors began marketing themselves by sending out free LSD to potential buyers.

An earlier version of the site was named Silkkitie, which translates as Silkroad, according to the representative. Due to the ongoing nature of the investigation the agency was not able to provide additional details.

The site was run via the Tor browser and appears to have accepted bitcoin for payment.

According to the statement, the Southwest Finland District Court has until September of this year to consider the full extent of the charges.

https://www.coindesk.com/finnish-bitcoins-e1-million-drug-bust/


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[5 Points] None:

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[5 Points] poopinmypanties:

no wonder there has been no support... sum1 thats used valhalla should check for the last public communication from support team, i bet its right before these finnish dudes got popped


[2 Points] IssuewithVendor:

About time. People called this 3 months ago.


[2 Points] deepdot:

Link to the actual press:

http://tulli.fi/artikkeli/-/asset_publisher/tulli-paljasti-suunnitelmallisen-ja-ammattimaisen-dopingaineiden-maahantuonnin-ja-levityksen

Writeup:

https://www.deepdotweb.com/2017/08/18/valhalla-market-seized-finnish-customs-allegedly-identified-hundreds-valhalla-users/


[2 Points] bebopx2:

Onko totta, että suomalaisessa jouluperinteessä joulupukki oli lapsia syövä villisika?


[0 Points] SloppyJoeLieberman:

Guess the rumors were true, another one bites the dust. So this summer we've officially lost AB, Hansa, DHL, and Valhalla. Seems like they're getting pretty serious about DNMs. They are whittling away bit by bit and it isn't looking very promising. Hopefully other markets step up their game and new credible ones emerge.

At this point I feel like there's no way Dream hasn't already been an interest to LE considering how long it's been around. It's likely only a matter of time before they get taken down or covertly seized as well though I know rumors already exist regarding the latter but who knows for sure.


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