WIESBADEN, Germany — A team of international investigators said Friday they had shut down an online marketplace for illegal drugs, weapons, stolen data and other contraband with more than one million customer accounts, illustrating how crime fighting has increasingly become a battle in cyberspace. and Drug Enforcement Administration, working with counterparts in Germany and the Netherlands, spent a year and a half trying to identify and track down the people behind the site, known as Wall Street Market. Wall Street Market’s administrators turned out to be three young Germans, authorities said, who were arrested April 23 and 24 at their homes in German cities located far apart from each other. The suspects, whose ages range from 22 to 31, face up to 15 years in prison if convicted. They are charged with abetting the sale of illegal drugs.

Source: International New York Times May 03, 2019 10:04 UTC