--- title: Dark web Nemesis Market vendor gets 26 years for selling... description: A California man, Darren Hughes, was sentenced to over 26 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine through Nemesis Market, one of... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/dark-web-nemesis-market-vendor-gets-26-years-for-selling-drugs-6fyrypzib twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Dark web Nemesis Market vendor gets 26 years for selling drugs | daily.dev og:description: A California man, Darren Hughes, was sentenced to over 26 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine through Nemesis Market, one of... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/dark-web-nemesis-market-vendor-gets-26-years-for-selling-drugs-6fyrypzib og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6FyRYpzIB.png og:image:alt: Dark web Nemesis Market vendor gets 26 years for selling drugs og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Dark web Nemesis Market vendor gets 26 years for selling drugs **[BleepingComputer](https://daily.dev/sources/bleepingcomputer)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A California man, Darren Hughes, was sentenced to over 26 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine through Nemesis Market, one of the largest dark web marketplaces. Hughes operated a store on the platform, sold drugs to undercover agents on multiple occasions in 2023, and was arrested after arranging another sale. Nemesis Market, which launched in 2021 and hosted over 150,000 user accounts, was seized by German and American authorities in March 2024. The case highlights that dark web anonymity does not protect vendors from federal prosecution. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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