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Chris Wilkins, Associate Professor of illegal drug research, Massey University

The dark web down under: what’s driving the rise and rise of NZ’s ‘Tor Market’ for illegal drugs?

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New Zealand is generally proud of being a world leader, but there’s one claim that might not be universally admired: being home to the longest running English-language market for illegal drugs on the so-called “darknet”.

Known as “Tor Market”, it has been active since March 2018 and has outlived several larger and better known operations such as “Dream Market”, “Hydra Market” and “Empire”. The longevity of Tor Market is surprising, given so many darknet drug markets have only lasted relatively briefly.

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