Lancashire man who used dark web to import Class A drugs caught after FBI tip off
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Wayne Withers, 47, used the dark web to import Class A drugs to addresses across Blackpool.
He became known to the police in 2021 after data provided by the FBI showed he had been using the marketplace ‘AlphaBay’ to source his drugs.
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Hide AdWithers paid for the drugs using cryptocurrency in an attempt to conceal his identity.
Withers, of Scorton Avenue, Blackpool pleaded guilty to using the dark web to import Class A drugs.
He was jailed for three years after appearing at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday, June 27.
Constable Patrick Boardman from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit, said: “Working with the FBI and the NCA, we were able to gather evidence against Withers which was so damning that he pled guilty to the offences earlier this year.