Rui-Siang Lin, operating as “Pharaoh,” ran Incognito Market into a $105+ million darknet narcotics enterprise that facilitated hundreds of thousands of transactions and sold fentanyl-laced pills linked to at least one reported death. In March 2024 Lin was sentenced to 30 years, signaling that industrial-scale dark web marketplaces and their operators will face severe prosecution. #IncognitoMarket #RuiSiangLin
Keypoints
- Incognito Market operated from October 2020 to March 2024 and generated over $105 million in illegal drug sales.
- The marketplace supported 400,000+ buyer accounts, 1,800+ vendors, and about 640,000 transactions.
- Lin, known as “Pharaoh,” controlled commissions, profited more than $6 million, and stole at least $1 million in an exit scam.
- The platform sold fentanyl-laced pills disguised as oxycodone, contributing to at least one documented death and widespread harm.
- Authorities described it as a corporate-style drug enterprise and secured a 30-year sentence to deter similar dark web operations.
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