Has anyone heard about this ? CT is starting a dark web drug & fraud investigation unit.

http://m.ctpost.com/local/article/Agencies-get-involved-in-Connecticut-Cyber-Task-12302872.php ... Seems like it's mostly fent related. Not a big surprise because CT has had some huge fentanyl busts and has a big opiate problem. So as of now there are 2 police units in the US dedicated to just Darknet drugs one is the CCDNSTF ( central California darknet strike task force ) and now the one in CT. Thoughts ?

Advancing technology has broadened opportunities in many areas -- including crime.

Recognizing that, 11 police departments, Bridgeport among them, have joined with federal and state agencies to form the Connecticut Cyber Task Force.The operation was announced Tuesday, and is headquartered at the Federal Bureau of Investigation office in New Haven.

"The primary goal of the task force is to combine available federal, state and local law enforcement resources in Connecticut to address challenging and emerging cyber threats," said FBI Special Agent in Charge Patricia M. Ferrick.

The Bristol, Fairfield, Greenwich, Hartford, New Canaan, New London, Norwalk, Stamford Torrington and Westport police departments have representatives in the task force as well.

The task force also includes representatives from the FBI, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Internal Revenue Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, Defense Criminal Investigative Service and Connecticut State Police.

"The broad reach of cyber criminals can be felt almost every day in Connecticut," said U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly. "Day after day, we learn of companies, municipalities, educational institutions, hospitals, public utilities, non-profits and citizens being targeted." While traditional drug dealers and users can be caught red-handed with actual drugs, black-market website operators profit without those risks, and they take advantage of anonymity and existing delivery services like the U.S. Postal Service.

"Many times these organizations are utilizing the dark web to procure fentanyl directly from China," said DEA Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Ferguson. "Connecticut has been experiencing a deadly opioid epidemic, and the majority of these deaths can be attributed to a combination of fentanyl and heroin."

DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle said dealers are reaping the benefits of buying boxes of drugs online, paying lower prices and reducing their risk inside the dangerous drug underworld.

"You don't have to stand on a corner in the Bronx or Bridgeport," Boyle said. "It's safe."

Bridgeport Police Capt. Roderick Porter said the department has assigned one detective to work with the new task force while continuing to fulfill duties within the city department.


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[30 Points] ForLol_Serious:

They can setup as many darkweb units that they want, they will still never catch me.


[3 Points] bballstar99:

Didn't ECB ship from there lol


[3 Points] None:

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[1 Points] Eyedeafan88:

I wouldn't be overly worried unless I was importing huge quantity.


[1 Points] None:

Godspeed, get that shit out of shit not explicitly defined as CONTAINING FENTANYL


[1 Points] None:

Law enforcement problems will be much less of a problem when markets get decentralized. There's already OpenBazaar, but it uses BTC so is vulnerable, but Phore and Particl are coming soon. Dumbass feds won't know where to start with those.


[1 Points] monster1017:

Well hope one of the vendors sends one of their workers a welcome present. To their home with a tip off of course


[1 Points] VeronicaMonica:

Im sensing some false flag.

“The broad reach of cyber criminals can be felt almost every day in Connecticut,” said U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly. “Day after day, we learn of companies, municipalities, educational institutions, hospitals, public utilities, non-profits and citizens being targeted.”

Anyone have a link to show how those listed institutions are being "targeted" and what does that have to do with fetynal from China?

I mean, our country hacks the shit out of other countries all the time and keeps constant cyber servilance (I know the spelling is wrong, too lazy to look) on the American people, effectively violating our privacy.

I understand there are real cyber security threats but why does the DEA have to get involved in this when what they have been doing ever since their existence has done NOTHING in terms of protecting people from drugs.

DEA imo is already a big waste of tax payers money, so creating a branch (I don't know how extensive it is but regardless) dedicated to keep fighting this "War on Drugs" through cyber security means just seems like it's going to waste more tax money.

Imho, if the fetynal crisis that bad, I would think using the tax money to build a harm reduction facitlity would be much mor effective in terms of saving lives and overall much more effective in terms of combating the fetynal crisis.

Seriously, at this point we as a country just need to accept that drugs are always going to be prevelant in the US and people who wants to get high are going to get high and will find their fix and where there is demand, the drugs will continue to flow and no amount of drug busts are even going to put a dent to the drugs that is continuosly flowing into this country. The DEA is simply outnumbered by demand and also outnumbered by the number of the people willing to fulfill those demands.

People who wants to get high will always find a way to get high. So instead of trying to seize the very things (like fetynal from China) that are killing people and ruining the communities, I think it's time to decriminalize the possesion of narcotics and setup facilities to test your drugs, offer drugs for tapering off or at least save you from withdrawal, offer sanitize needles and a safe place to administer the users drugs with the presence of medical proffesionals who can also consult you if you wish to stop using the drug or at the very least, give out some narcans.

I dunno, this whole new branch seems like it's not going to do much in terms of harm reduction but it's going to further give excuse to invade the citizen's privacy in the name of fighting a war on drugs, which is just a stupid concept to begin with, like were waging a war on an inatimate substance like cocaine and if we really wanted wage war on cocaine, we should just get straight to the point and carpet bomb the shit out of cocaine fields and cocaine labs. Now that's a real war on drugs, which is even more ridiculous than our current approach.

Drugs are not the problem, they are just basically a scapegoat and a finger to point at for all the problems in our society when in reality the problems we have are much more deeper and more complex than some powder that gets people high. Or drugs are used as an excuse to implement policies that blatantly violates and threatens our fundamental freedom.

tinfoil mode activated


[1 Points] spaceykayce:

This better not mess with Alexsosa-1kg


[1 Points] dnm69420:

"DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle said dealers are reaping the benefits of buying boxes of drugs online, paying lower prices and reducing their risk inside the dangerous drug underworld.

“You don’t have to stand on a corner in the Bronx or Bridgeport,” Boyle said. “It’s safe.”"

Oh no, technology has solved the problems of violence and danger created by prohibitionists. We gotta find a task force to stop this!


[1 Points] idontakeacid:

not worth it honestly... just catching few dumbs without computer security knowledge. onion network exists and cannot unexist anymore: they failed.


[0 Points] dookiedonkey:

prolly fent related