NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- An indictment against a 46-year-old Brooklyn man for allegedly selling drugs on the dark web was unsealed by a New York federal court on Wednesday.
Across thousands of transactions Edison Hernandez, 46, sold heroin and cocaine over the dark web starting in 2013, according to prosecutors.
The dark web is a part of the internet designed to conceal user identities that requires special software to access. It’s home to many illicit black marketplaces, including those dedicated to the sale of drugs.
Many of the sites used for illicit business have been shut down since the heyday of dark web drug dealing, including platforms like Silk Road, AlphaBay, Dream Market and Wall Street Market.
All of these sites functioned like conventional e-commerce websites, but they traded in contraband.
Prosecutors believe Hernandez, operating under the username “dragoncove,” was a popular narcotics vendor on all of the dark web marketplaces listed above between 2013 and 2019.
He allegedly only accepted payment in the form of Bitcoin and would ship packages under fake names.
“Edison Hernandez went to great lengths to conceal his identity so he could send thousands of packages containing dangerous drugs throughout the country and team up with his co-conspirators to deliver them door-to-door in New York City,” said U.s. Attorney Breon Peace. “Hiding behind the dark web, encryption services, or BitCoin will not stop this Office from rooting out those who flood our communities with illegal and hazardous narcotics.”
Hernandez faces distribution, possession with intent to distribute and distribution by the means of the internet charges.
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