OFAC denotes the Iranian administrator of the Darknet market with Bitcoin and Monero addresses

The American treasury was sanctioned by Iranian national for operational Nemesis, a drug market for Darknet, and blacklisted for almost 50 crypts.

The US treasury took action against Behrouz Parsarada, an Iranian National Behind Nemesis, Market Darkanet, which is included in Fentanyl and other drug trafficking. At 4th March announcementThe control of foreign funds control has also revealed that 49 cryptocurrent addresses related to the platform also sanctioned.

Established in 2021. years, Nemesis became a large hub for illegal drug sales, offering fentanyl and other substances. Per Ofac, Nemesis had over 30,000 active users and 1,000 suppliers and facilitated the sale of drugs worth almost 30 million dollars between 2021. And 2024, including the US, relying at Bitcoin (Btc) and MONERO (KSMR) for payments.

“Before its separation under the law on law enforcement, narcotics and cycling traders are openly traded in illegal drugs and services on Nemesis, which is designed with built-in money laundering functions.”

Ofac

According to ClocCchain Analytics, the company Trm Laboratories, there are “clear links to the chain between Nemes and Chinese Precursor manufacturers”. Funds from Nemesis are reportedly flowed directly to these suppliers, supporting the production of synthetic opioids.

Nemesis was seized in March 2024. in the joint operation of American, German and Lithuanian authorities. Officials took away about $ 102,000 in cryptocurrency means. However, Parsarad allegedly tried to revive the platform by contacting former suppliers, encouraging the latest execution actions to emigrate illegal trade.

The means of Nemesis follows similar executive actions against other Tarbell Darknet. Trm laboratories noticed that Marketnet Marketplaces created “over $ 1.7 billion in revenue” in 2024. Years. Years Russian-Showing platforms that dominate in space and facilitate more than 97% of the illegal drug sale via crypto, such as BTC and Tron (Twitch).

While the western market of Darknet fought for the pressure for law enforcement, the Russian platforms were successful under low risk conditions. According to Trm Laboratories, Russian darknesses ecosystem “remained stable in full 2024, with only four of about 20 market plans.”