Eight Arrests in International Online Narcotics Market

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by AP

Story Created: Apr 16, 2012 at 3:12 PM EDT

Story Updated: Apr 16, 2012 at 3:13 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP)--Federal authorities in Los Angeles say eight people have been arrested on allegations they ran a secret online narcotics marketplace that sold controlled substances to about 3,000 customers throughout the United States and in 34 countries.
 
A Department of Justice statement Monday says arrests were made in the Netherlands and Colombia, and domestically in Iowa, Michigan, Georgia, New York, New Jersey and Florida.
 
A newly unsealed indictment follows a two-year probe led by agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Los Angeles Field Division, with assistance from international agencies.
 
The indictment alleges the defendants were part of a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances around the globe through an online marketplace that allowed independent sources of supply to anonymously advertise illegal drugs for sale to the public.    

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