The US Treasury approved an Iranian National for operating nemesis, a dark drug marketplace, and blacklisted about 50 crypto address tied with it.
The American Treasury has taken action against Behruz Parsard, who is involved in an Iranian national, a dark marketplace phentonal and other drug smuggling behind the Nemasis. In March 4 AnnouncementThe office of Foreign Assets Control revealed that it had also approved 49 cryptocurrency addresses tied to the platform.
Established in 2021, Nemasis became a major center for the sale of illegal drugs, offering phentanels and other substances. According to the OFAC, nemosis had more than 30,000 active users and 1,000 vendors and relying on Bitcoin (BTC) and Monroe (XMR) for payment, including the US, including the US, provided the sale of about 30 million drugs around the world between 2021 and 2024, including the US.
“Prior to its takedown by law enforcement, drug smugglers and cyber criminals openly traded in illegal drugs and services on nemesis, designed with underlying money laundering facilities.”
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According to blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs, “Nemesis and Chinese drugs are clear on-chain links between the manufacturers.” Funds from Nemasis vendors allegedly flowed directly to these suppliers, supporting the production of synthetic opioids.
Nemesis was seized in a joint operation by the US, German and Lithuanian authorities in March 2024. Officials seized around $ 102,000 in cryptocurrency assets. Nevertheless, Parsard tried to revive the platform by allegedly contacted former vendors, indicating the latest enforcement action to curb illegal trade.
The crack on Nemasis follows uniform enforcement operations against other dark markets. TRM Labs mentioned that Darknet Marketplace produced “more than $ 1.7 billion in revenue” in 2024, in which Russian-language platforms dominated space and provided more than 97% illegal drug sales through crypto through BTC and Tron (TRX).
While the Western Darknet markets struggled due to law enforcement pressure, Russian platforms flourished under low risk conditions. According to TRM Labs, the Russian dark ecosystem “remained stable during 2024, only four out of four of the 20 marketplaces were discontinued.”
