• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Deep Web

The Dark World

  • Deep Web
  • Deep Web Links
  • Best VPN
  • Tor
  • Hidden Wiki
  • News
You are here: Home / Dark Web News / Research claims 1 in 4 UK Drug Users purchased Narcotics via Dark Web Marketplaces in last year

deepwebadmin / June 16, 2017

Research claims 1 in 4 UK Drug Users purchased Narcotics via Dark Web Marketplaces in last year

Share56
Pin

The Global Drug Survey (GDS), a London-based drug and alcohol research group found that 25.3 percent of drug users have used the darknet markets hosted on the dark web to buy illegal drugs on 2016. It accounts for total 7% increase in the last year.

Dark Web Drug Users have been growing in the European countries with the biggest adoption of Dark Web Markets since the purchase increased steadily in several years and the percentage of users too which has almost doubled even after the shut down of the famous Silk Road market when the admin Ross Ulbricht was arrested.

Here is the report which states the darknet adoption based upon the country. Finland tops the charts followed by Denmark and then in the third place with the United Kingdom.

Country Darknet Market Usage
(%)
Finland 41
Denmark 27.2
The United Kingdom 25
Sweden 24.5
Scotland & Spain 22.5
The United States 13

Even though the US tops the rank in the drug production and importing its online users are less. Also, the research indicates MDMA popularly known as Ecstasy and cannabis are purchased more by the UK Users.

MDMA is purchased for of 58% and Cannabis of about 45%.

Darknet Markets follow the Hydra-Like Form when one head is gone two more replaces its position. When Silk Road was shut down and another popped up saying Silk Road 2.0 and 3.0.

After the Operation Onymous, each and every vendor from the silk road started their own private darknet markets that a basically targeting specific geo-location.

The Darknet Markets are becoming decentralized and with sophistication, it’s hard to monitor and take them down and currently, it is claimed that more than 50 Anonymous Markets are operating in Dark Web.

Share56
Pin

Filed Under: Dark Web News Tagged With: Dark Web, Dark Web Markets, UK Drug Users

Primary Sidebar

STAY ANONYMOUS

CyberGhost VPN Deep Web Access

Footer

Follow US

Recent Post

  • 11 Spine-Chilling and Nightmarish Deep Web Stories from Users
  • Deep Web Destinations – A Massive List of Places to Visit on the Deep Web
  • How Dark Web Whistleblowers Work
  • Money on the Dark Web: Bitcoin Fades as Monero Rises?
  • The Story of Deep Web Narcotics

Disclaimer

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by Deep Web Sites and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. Read more>>

© 2023 · Deep Web

  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy and Cookie policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Contact us