Feds Arrest Alleged Top Silk Road Drug Seller
Summary: Federal authorities arrested Steven Lloyd Sadler, 40, of Bellevue, Washington, on allegations he sold cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine on the Silk Road under the nickname "NOD" and ranked among the site's top one percent of sellers. Investigators tied him to the market after intercepting a drug package bound for an Alaskan resident who cooperated, then used GPS trackers on his car and his roommate Jenna White's car to record visits to at least 38 Seattle-area post offices, and cited 1,400 buyer reviews on his profile covering 2,269.5 grams of cocaine, 593 grams of heroin and 105 grams of meth.
Key Takeaway: The case was built largely from the market's own feedback system and a single intercepted package, showing that a seller's public review history can function as a ledger of volume for investigators.
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