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Manhattan jury convicts 'Silk Road operator' Ross Ulbricht on drug charges

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ANI London

A court of law has reportedly convicted the man accused of operating Silk Road, "a deep web marketplace" where illegal drugs were sold.

Thirty-year-old Ross Ulbricht was convicted by a Manhattan jury on all seven counts including narcotics and money laundering conspiracies, reported the BBC.

Ulbricht had earned about 18 million dollars in Bitcoins through a million drug deals that took place on Silk Road.

His defence counsel had argued that he was being framed for the site's activity and had quit the site.

 

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First Published: Feb 05 2015 | 11:05 AM IST

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