Dark Web 'Drug Shopping Mall' Marijuana Sellers Sentenced to Prison in Second Trial

A group that sold marijuana on a drug shopping mall operated on the 'dark web' was sentenced to prison again in the second trial.

Seoul Central District Court, Seocho-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

On the 17th, the 13th Criminal Division of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judge Baek Gang-jin) sentenced Mr. A and Mr. B to two years in prison each for violating the Special Act on the Prevention of Illegal Drug Transactions. Accomplice Mr. C was sentenced to one year and six months in prison with a four-year probation.

The court explained the sentencing by stating, "Considering the extensive and severe harm drug crimes cause to society, and the fact that the defendants conspired from their respective homes to cultivate a considerable amount of marijuana, actively advertised it on internet sites, and sold it."

Previously, Mr. A and Mr. B were prosecuted on charges of selling marijuana they personally cultivated 47 times on the dark web from March to November of last year, earning a total profit of about 43 million won. Mr. C is accused of assisting in their marijuana cultivation.

All three are also charged with smoking marijuana.

The site they used is known as the only domestic drug sales site operated on the dark web, with a membership of approximately 4,000 people.

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