Opioid Epidemic: Drug Network and Australian Researchers

opioid epidemic: The re-arrest come as Australian researchers reveal the country is on the brink of a new opioid epidemic largely due to shadowy digital marketplaces, according to Nine News Australia. Cody Ward, 25, was arrested in February after NSW Police began unravelling a sophisticated and large-scale drug network which they traced to the state's south coast. To improve your experience update it here News NationalNSW man charged again over dark web drugs By AAP12 49pm Apr 12, 2019Facebook Tweet Mail An alleged NSW dark web kingpin has been hit with fresh charges two months after his lavish lifestyle - protected for years by encryption and aliases - came to an end when he was placed in handcuffs. Investigators say the baby-faced Ward, allegedly known to customers and authorities only by the pseudonym NSWGreat, had made millions of dollars posting drugs to thousands of customers. Australian Federal Police were working to unmask NSWGreat even as he granted interviews to reporters and the public through encrypted programs. Cryptocurrency accounts allegedly linked to Ward had 17 million worth of transactions. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.