Five years in prison and the confiscation of property and assets were required against a man prosecuted for the organization of drug trafficking on the "
dark web
", Monday, January 9 in Rennes.
In pre-trial detention since his arrest in September 2022, this 29-year-old computer security specialist, married and father of a baby born in December, is being prosecuted for "
laundering
" and "
drug trafficking
" offenses committed on the "
darkweb
”, the illicit trafficking network.
The Drugsource Sponsor
At the helm, Mohamed G. said he recognized the facts of "
laundering but not the drug trafficking part
".
The defendant, holder of a bac+3 in computer science, of dual French and Tunisian nationality, detailed how he used a cryptocurrency mixer he had created to anonymize transactions for the benefit of "
Drugsource
" .
who, according to him, was his sponsor whom he never met.
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"
Drugsource
" offered for sale MDMA, ecstasy, cocaine.
Investigators were able to count 3,038 sales for an estimated turnover of 1.5 million euros.
Present at the start of the hearing Maël N., 24 years old and presumed logistician, will be tried on February 10.
His lawyer asked to separate the files of the two defendants, who according to their lawyers do not know each other.
Investigation opened in 2020
While an investigation was opened in September 2020 by the Cybercustoms unit of the National Directorate of Intelligence and Customs Investigations (DNRED), the investigators, by carrying out a "
purchase
", had managed to go back to Maël N. , residing in Le Mans, and Mohamed G. in Nantes.
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The investigation had established that "
14 transactions
" were directed to the address of Mohamed G., who admits having been active on the
darkweb
between April and November 2021. For Deputy Prosecutor Françoise Guillemin, "
Drugsource
" and Mohamed G. Only do one.
Doubts about the identity of Drugsource
The defendant "
will not admit to being Drugsource, but he admits to having very specialized knowledge of cyber and the dark web
", she underlined, before requesting a five-year prison sentence and the confiscation of property and assets, cryptocurrency wallets, luxury watches and a studio in Dubai.
"
The public prosecutor does not prove that MG is Drugsource
", assured his lawyer Me Thierry Fillion, pleading for partial release and a sentence allowing the reintegration of his client.
Judgment is expected at the end of the day.
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