Sen. Schumer wants drug website shutdown
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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Senator Charles Schumer is asking the government to shutdown a website he calls a digital black market for drugs.
Heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine are among the drugs being anonymously sold and bought on the site known as Silk Road. The Senator says the site launched in February and uses restricted access and several layers of secrecy to avoid detection.
"It's a certifiable one stop shop for illegal drugs that represents the most brazen attempt to pedal drugs online we have ever seen. It's more brazen by anything else by light years. Today I'm calling on the DEA and the Department of Justice to immediately shut the site down before more damage is done," said Senator Schumer.
The DEA says it takes the threat of illegal drug markets very seriously. It will not confirm whether an investigation is underway.