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Take A Tour Of Silk Road, The Online Drug Marketplace The Feds Shut Down Today

Using a Tor browser, you would have accessed Silk Road at http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion – but first you need to either create an account or log in.

Take A Tour Of Silk Road, The Online Drug Marketplace The Feds Shut Down Today

Then you're greeted by the main homepage. Let's browse the psychedelics.

Then you

With one Bitcoin currently worth $47.15, we can buy 10 hits of LSD for $74.50.

With one Bitcoin currently worth $47.15, we can buy 10 hits of LSD for $74.50.

Clicking on the item brings up a more detailed description. If we want to make sure it's a trustworthy seller, we can click on the username and read her history.

Clicking on the item brings up a more detailed description. If we want to make sure it

She's ranked in the top 1% of all sellers, so it seems pretty legit (at least for a drug dealer).

She

There's even a place for previous buyers to leave reviews of their experience with the seller. "FE" is an acronym for "finalize early" – some vendors with a good reputation will ask new buyers to release their funds from escrow early so that the vendors get them sooner.

There

Back at the product listing, let's click "add to cart."

Back at the product listing, let

Here's the shopping cart view. It functions exactly as it would on any other e-commerce site.

Here

Silk Road offers more than drugs, though. Here's a look at its "Drug paraphernalia" section.

Silk Road offers more than drugs, though. Here

This meth pipe is just $13.67. Let's add it to our cart as well.

This meth pipe is just $13.67. Let

Even though these items come from different sellers, the checkout process is consolidated.

Even though these items come from different sellers, the checkout process is consolidated.

Give Silk Road your Bitcoin address so it knows where your money lives.

Give Silk Road your Bitcoin address so it knows where your money lives.

Our total comes to $88.17. All that's left to do is use PGP encryption to hide our mailing address and paste it here.

Our total comes to $88.17. All that

Then you wait for this guy to show up.

Then you wait for this guy to show up.

Want to see what else you can get on the Tor network?

Want to see what else you can get on the Tor network?

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