Overview

• Behrouz Parsarad, 36, of Tehran, was indicted for founding and operating Nemesis Market, a dark web platform active from 2021 to 2024.
• Nemesis Market processed over 400,000 orders, including transactions for methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, generating nearly $30 million in drug sales.
• The platform also offered illicit services, such as stolen financial data, counterfeit documents, and hacking-for-hire, with all transactions conducted via cryptocurrency.
• U.S., German, and Lithuanian authorities seized Nemesis Market's servers in March 2024, halting its operations and preventing further drug distribution.
• Parsarad faces charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, distribution of controlled substances, and money laundering, with a potential sentence of 10 years to life in prison if convicted.