In a significant victory against illegal drug operations on the dark web, three men have been sentenced to a combined total of 24 years in prison following the discovery of a £2 million counterfeit drug supply operation. The investigation, led by the Metropolitan Police’s Cyber Crime Unit, uncovered a complex web of pharmaceutical drug trafficking that spanned international boundaries.
The case began when intelligence was received from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in the United States, indicating that the individuals in question were involved in the online sale of pharmaceutical drugs. Allen Valentine, his son Roshan Valentine, and their childhood friend Krunal Patel were found to be producing and selling Benzodiazepines, a type of sedative classified as a Class C drug. Their illicit activities yielded at least £2 million in profits.
