The founder of online illegal drug marketplace the Silk Road has been sentenced to life in prison in the US.
Federal prosecutors said Ross Ulbricht’s website, hosted on the hidden “dark web”, sold more than $200m (£131m) worth of drugs anonymously.
The 31-year-old was found guilty in New York of charges including conspiracy to commit drug trafficking, money laundering and computer hacking.
The site was shut down in 2013 after police arrested Ulbricht.
In February he was convicted of operating the site for nearly three years from 2011.
Credit: BBC.com
