# Dark web drug-market operator sentenced to 40 years and forfeits $101 million in bitcoin

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- CoinDesk, 2026-10-09 09:20 UTC
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- Original: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/09/dark-web-drug-market-operator-forfeits-1-230-bitcoin-and-faces-40-years-in-prison

> A Virginia man who facilitated millions of drug transactions worth about $430 million was sentenced to 40 years in prison and agreed to forfeit roughly $100 million in bitcoin. His partner forfeited nearly 1,600 BTC.