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Funded by the Australian Government under the Drug and Alcohol Program
Recent trends in illicit drugs available on darknet marketplaces: Recent findings from the DNeT projectA. Mathur, A. Peacock, R. Bruno, T. Dobbins, A. Roxburgh
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• Anonymous marketplaces accessed via an “onion” routed connection.
• Transactions require cryptocurrency.
• Marketplaces employ various escrow systems.
• Aim is to quantify the composition of these marketplaces.
Background – Dark Web Marketplaces
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What Does it Look Like?
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What Does it Look Like?
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Methods
Weekly scraping
Data cleaning
Phrase matching
Predictive model
Assigning broader
class
Drug Classification
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Drug Classification - Example
Predictive Model
“XTC” phrase match
Classify as MDMA
“Xct Peace&Love225mg (x10)”
“5 XTC Pills Bitcoin Stamp 250MG”
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Silk Road & Silk Road 2.0
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Dream Market
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Operation Bayonet
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Total Listings by Market
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Empire Market
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Fentanyl Listings
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Fentanyl Shipping to AU
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To Conclude…
• Darknet marketplaces are highly dynamic.
• MDMA and Cannabis are the most commonly available substances.
• Empire market is steadily growing.
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