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The Rise and Fall of the Dark Web Fentanyl King

The Rise and Fall of the Dark Web Fentanyl King

Update: 2024-08-06
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When Mohammed Alaa Allawi, a former US military interpreter, moved to Texas in 2012, selling weed was a side hustle. But when a company asked him to design a website, the young Iraqi soon realised his American dream was better forged online.

Soon Allawi was making millions on the dark web, selling counterfeit pills with precursors from China—including the deadly opioid fentanyl. When a Marine OD’d on the gear, the heat on Allawi intensified. Before long he was trapped in a spectacular multiagency sting.


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The Rise and Fall of the Dark Web Fentanyl King

The Rise and Fall of the Dark Web Fentanyl King

The Underworld Podcast