Florida Man sentenced after dark web drug distribution

12/02/2022Darknet News, USA

Florida Resident Anton Peck of Boca Raton was sentenced to 16 years in prison for conspiring to possess drugs with the purpose to distribute them on the darknet. Peck previously admitted guilt to one count of planning to possess fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin with the intention to distribute them.

Peck distributed drugs from multiple dark web markets like Kingdom Market and Kerberos Market between May 2021 and May 2022, according to prosecution documents, using the vendor profile “Syntropy.” Following the cryptocurrency transactions, Peck and his accomplices Kevin Fusco and Vincent Banner sent packages containing fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine via the US Postal Service to various places around the US.

Several kilograms of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin were found in storage and business facilities in West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, and New York City, thanks to the efforts of law enforcement officials. Peck, the operation’s coordinator, acquired large quantities of drugs, publicized them using the Syntropy vendor profile, organized distribution, and took money from customers. He had a list of more than 6,000 clients, spread over the entire country.

Fusco, 34, of West Palm Beach, Florida, was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine and was given an 11-year prison sentence by U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg on November 4, 2022. After pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin, Banner, 31, of Boynton Beach, Florida, is due to be sentenced on February 10, 2023.