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Drug Trafficking Online and Through Dark Net There is a significant rise in trafficking of drugs through the Internet especially through the darknet (portions of the internet that lie off the map, and is accessible only through special permissions and specific software). “Illicit internet pharmacies”- particularly those on the darknet- are used to traffic drugs like cocaine, heroin, cannabis, methaqualone, and ketamine. There have been reports of over 1000 drug listings from India published across 50 online crypto-market platforms. This form of trading using cryptocurrencies has already spread across South Asia, including India. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, etc. allow consumers to make electronic transactions by skipping the legal banking channels. This makes the detection of drug trafficking difficult. HOW IS DRUG TRAFFICKING PROVEN? the police are required to prove the following elements beyond reasonable doubt that: • The individual intentionally trafficked, attempted to traffic a substance, or carried on a business of trafficking drugs • The individual intentionally trafficked in a drug of dependence