A popular darknet marketplace has announced that it has prohibited the sale of fentanyl after a dramatic rise in the number of deaths related to fentanyl overdose in the last two years.
What is Fentanyl?
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, which belongs to the same family as morphine, heroin, and oxycontin, but is 50 times stronger than medical-grade heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.
For those who have no idea what fentanyl is, it is a product often found in various drugs. While this is not a new element in the drug trade, the number of deaths due to fentanyl overdoses has increased spectacularly. In some parts of the world, the number of fatalities increased by over 600% in the past two years.
It didn’t take long for law enforcement agencies to connect fentanyl and darknet markets. Most opiate products including heroin, are laced with fentanyl. Since the darknet has become the go-to-place to buy drugs online, the connection was not overly complicated to make.
Some people may argue darknet markets should prohibit the sale of drugs in its entirety. While there is a case to be made for this argument, darknet marketplaces create a free market. Anyone can sell anything they want, as long as it is not against the platform’s guidelines.
Darknet Marketplace Removes Fentanyl
In a bid to maintain the safety of its users’, one online marketplace that has forbidden the sale of fentanyl is REMOVED from Darknet Heroes League (DHL).
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