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The Drug's in the Mail - The Silk Road and our very own Tronica!

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DeathDomokun said:
Do you realise how much mail we process?
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According to AusPost's 2011 Annual report, mail sent from Australia for delivery within Australia was about 4.8 Billion for the year. It is a distributed system and does not go through a common point, not that that would matter.

That story from WA were LE found 830 packages in over six months and charged 4 people shows how impossible it is for them to control. They could have done better in 1 hour in any nightclub on a Saturday night. The story about them being scared of PGP is equally crap. I learnt about PGP in Uni in the mid nineties, they were scared then and still can't break it.

I am sorry to certain posters if I made some posts in a bad mood but you are really overestimating the dangers if you know anything about internet security and have some common sense. You may even like to check out how restrictive laws are that control Customs, AFP and others in randomly inspecting mail.
 
more news...........

Report paints bleak picture for narcotics enforcement.

Australian law enforcement agencies are struggling to deal with booming online illicit drug markets that promise users high levels of security and anonymity, a confidential report has revealed.

The report, "Hidden in Plain Sight" issued by the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission and obtained by iTnews' sister publication SC Magazine, paints a bleak picture for narcotics enforcement.

It shows that police are struggling to cope as traditional drug distribution networks give way to burgeoning online drug stores.

The May 2012 report focuses on the notorious Silk Road drug marketplace, a veritable eBay of illicit drugs that protects buyers and sellers with encryption via the Tor network.

The popularity of the website is quickly expanding.

Accurate numbers are difficult to acquire, however the report notes that the number of registrations for the Silk Road forum rose by 7762 on February 12 to almost 20,000 by the beginning of May. The number of forum posts rose 97 per cent to 199,538 over the same time.

The number of legitimate users of the Silk Road marketplace could be much higher.

Each element of Silk Road transactions is wrapped in security. The site operates as a hidden service that hides its server IP address, while users connect through the Tor network which is constantly tested for security holes by thousands of users.

Users buy drugs, weapons and other contraband through the untraceable BitCoin online currency.

Silk Road users further boost security by discussing techniques to hide drugs from customs and postal services, and by vetting the integrity of sellers and their products.

This information sharing was so effective that the report notes existing "forensic examination of posted items and packaging yields no information", pointing to the sophistication of postage techniques.

The report said the impact of the open discussion on the security of the marketplace "cannot be underrated" and suggests law enforcement agencies should heed the lessons and use "power to the crowd" to combat the Silk Road.

This would involve an audit of police skills across Australia to map strengths and weaknesses within police cyber units and improve training. It would compliment the previously stated priority given by Australian police for "reducing cross-border barriers to law enforcement and prosecution".

The report flagged possible attacks against the Tor network, and cited previous research including Perez-Gonzalez and Crandall's timing and fingerprint analysis, and man-in-the-middle attacks against exit nodes. It said it was unknown if the latter attack was possible against Tor hidden services.

Police could also benefit from research and development undertaken within unspecified national security agencies.

Other avenues to attack the Silk Road flagged in the report include social engineering, intersections between online transactions and the real world, and by targeting user error.

"For example, compulsive users ... may become frustrated by the relatively slow speed of Tor as compared to broadband internet, which may tempt them to stray off Tor," the report said.

Further frustrating police efforts was the absence of the Australian tax office, customs and state crime commission agencies from the Australia / New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZPAA).

This hindered the joint initiative which sees police ministers and commissioners from both sides of the Tasman provide policy advice to improve cross-jurisdictional policing initiatives
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http://www.itnews.com.au/News/315014,police-struggle-with-online-drug-networks.aspx
 
I reckon your quite right there, Dr Phibes.
you are really overestimating the dangers if you know anything about internet security and have some common sense
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I found this kinda funny=)
"For example, compulsive users ... may become frustrated by the relatively slow speed of Tor as compared to broadband internet, which may tempt them to stray off Tor," the report said.
Does the report mean; in the context of a person using tor for the purposes of buying drugs? Because generally speaking, if you have purchased illegal drugs even just a handful of times, your pretty familiar with 'that waiting game'. I fucken despise that game! But, id choose playing it in my home over say, a dealers home, or some sketchy car park, any day.
Drug peddlers.. those sick bastards:\
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Verybuffed said:
Gotta love Express post. I can buy product from my dealer and have it in 16 hours.
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Please don't glorify Silk Road/source saying you get your shit in a matter of hours. There's to many 14 year old kids reading this shit.

Bottom line is Customs are good and chances are against you when ordering from overseas.
 
8ft-Sativa said:
Please don't glorify Silk Road/source saying you get your shit in a matter of hours. There's to many 14 year old kids reading this shit.

Bottom line is Customs are good and chances are against you when ordering from overseas.
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I don't use drugs and most people here know that. Dealer is a very general word. I know that you have a personal dislike for me but have a think first before you rip into an ambiguous post.

Spare parts dealer, Roulette dealer, etc etc.
 
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Bottom line is Customs are good and chances are against you when ordering from overseas.
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A mate of mine recently tried the SR for an OS order. I asked if hes used it since and he was like, 'naa fuck waiting for mail... Nothing beats instant! When i want my drugs i want em now!
Lol, fair enough.. I mean, you are always high after all8(
Anyways his package did eventually arrive. But he was a bit confused to find the small envelope had a green sticker on the outside of it saying "Opened bu Auspost for inspection by customs" when inside was a single page letter from customs basically stating no items were removed, and almost 1.5 grams of cocaine within a clearly opened plastic bag. He'd only ordered 1g too.

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My first thought was it must be complete garbage, or not even any charlie at all! But he saved me a few points, after which i thankfully agreed - not bad at all:)
Images was taken right after opening the letter - someone has clearly found the powder within after tearing it right down the middle.
How it STILL found its way up my nose baffled the hell outta me!
Would be interested in any thoughts on that one? Regardless, we found Silk Road Overseas purchasing would always be, at best, unpredictable. So the first time was the last time.
 
controlled delivery?
perhaps your mate is under some form of surveillance and customs and/or AFP are waiting for a larger amount to come through so more serious charges can be pursued? seems very strange, but i imagine there must be some reason for letting it go through.
i'd advise your mate (or whoever) to be very, very cautious. playing with fire.
 
^ Yeah, I'd have to agree with that. It may have been earlier in this thread that someone said that things are sometimes let through to see if the person is actually expecting it, and hence ordered it - and they follow this up a few days after delivery. Anyone could give anyone's name and address to get something sent to, so that alone proves nothing, but if that person has then opened the mail and touched the substance - you're caught red handed.
 
Not gonna lie, if I was your mate...I'd be shitting bricks right about now. Call me paranoid, but if somebody in "Customs" opened a package and found a mysterious white substance...you bet your ass their not gonna just reseal it and let it go through without a reason.
 
also...is it actually cocaine?
the whole "extra half gram" is extremely suss. personally i wouldn't want it in my possession - if in fact it still is.
it would be tempting to do a "return to sender" with a baggie of salt or something, but you could probably get done with evidence tampering or something like that.
i'm no lawyer, but personally i'd destroy all trace of it - and never order drugs (legal, illegal, prescription or grey area) online again.
 
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