Former U.S. Army interpreter from Iraq gets 30 years for dealing fentanyl on dark webwww.reuters.com(Reuters) - An Iraqi immigrant who worked as a U.S. Army interpreter was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday for dealing the powerful opioid fentanyl over secret online networks, leading to the drug death of a Marine, prosecutors said.
Alaa Mohammed Allawi, 30, who pleaded guilty to drug and weapons charges, was also ordered to forfeit his San Antonio, Texas home, a Maserati sportscar, firearms, jewelry, his stake in a California-based coffee franchise and nearly $50,000 in U.S. and crypto-currencies.
Authorities said it marked the first prosecution of a fentanyl distribution case involving the darknet and crypto-currency. The terms “dark web†or “darknet†refer to networks and sites hidden from most internet visitors and accessible only to users shrouded in anonymity.
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