U.S. Authorities Shut Down 'Silk Road 2.0'

U.S. authorities said they have shut down the successor website to Silk Road, an underground online drug marketplace, and charged its alleged operator with conspiracy to commit drug trafficking, computer hacking, money laundering and other crimes. Blake Benthall, 26, was arrested in San Francisco and was expected to make an initial court appearance in federal court there.

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