NEW YORK: US law enforcement authorities have shut down "Silk Road," an anonymous Internet marketplace for illegal drugs such as heroin and cocaine, and criminal activities such as murder for hire, and arrested its alleged owner.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it arrested Silk Road owner, Ross William Ulbricht, 29, known online as "Dread Pirate Roberts," in San Francisco, according to court filings.
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