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Russian court sentences kingpin of Hydra drug marketplace to life in prison

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Stanislav Moiseyev oversaw Hydra , a Russian -language market that operated an anonymous website that matched sellers of drugs and other illicit wares with buyers.

Hydra was dismantled in 2022 after authorities in Germany seized servers and other infrastructure.

At the time, Hydra was the largest crime forum, having facilitated $5 billion in transactions for 17 million customers.

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English

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65

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