A Florida man has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for a national drug scheme involving the so-called “Dark Web.”
Anton Peck, 29, of Boca Raton, Fla., previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) news release.
A member of the US Marshals Service walks in front of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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Court records say Peck distributed narcotics from various dark web marketplaces using the “Syntropy” seller profile between May 2021 and May 2022.
With accomplices, Peck sent packages containing illicit narcotics such as fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine throughout the US. The transactions used cryptocurrency and the US Postal Service.
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Prosecutors say Peck advertised the narcotics using the “Syntropy” seller profile, orchestrated the distribution and collected payments from customers. He also had a list of over 6,000 clients who lived in the US.
Law enforcement agents recovered kilogram quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin from business and storage locations in West Palm Beach, Boca Raton and New York City, according to the Justice Department.
One of Peck’s co-conspirators, Kevin Fusco, 34, of West Palm Beach, Florida, was sentenced earlier this month to 11 years in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine.
Another co-conspirator, Vincent Banner, 31, of Boynton Beach, Florida, is scheduled to be sentenced next February after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin.
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