The Dark web is becoming darker day by day. Illegal sale of weapons to drugs has been exponentially increased, while most of the deliveries are done by innocent postal workers who don't have any idea, Radio 1 Newsbeat investigation has found.
During an investigation, Newsbeat found that "millions of pounds of drugs are bought online every day" and is being delivered by the innocent UK postal workers.
When Newsbeat spoke to delivery staff, they admitted that they "definitely handled suspect packages" but there was "nothing they could do".
Royal Mail clarified that they don't knowingly carry any illegal items in its network.
Most of the users access the dark web via Tor browser, which protects the user's identity and online activity from any kind of surveillance. It's a key route to illegal trading on the dark web.
How Newsbeat investigated into the matter?
They ordered MDMA, cannabis and former legal high Spice on the dark web using virtual currency Bitcoin.
They received the package within a week. After that, they collected the drugs and gave them to a government-approved lab for testing and destruction.
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A Royal Mail spokesperson said: "Where Royal Mail has any suspicion that illegal items are being sent through our system, we work closely with the police and other authorities including the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to assist their investigations and to prevent such activities from happening."
"Unless there are massive raids on markets any time soon" causing "a loss of consumer confidence", this "hidden" drug market will keep growing, says Chris Monteiro, an independent cybersecurity expert, and researcher.
"Talk of better prices and improved purity will continue to spread and eat away at the offline market," he explains.
And he adds: "Government and police are more interested in data breaches and weapons [than drugs]."
According to data from the Global Drug Survey [GDS]."About a third of people said they'd broaden their drug-using repertoire," says Dr. Adam Winstock, from Kings College and GDS, he also mentioned that "millions of pounds of drugs are bought online every day".
During an investigation, Newsbeat found that "millions of pounds of drugs are bought online every day" and is being delivered by the innocent UK postal workers.
When Newsbeat spoke to delivery staff, they admitted that they "definitely handled suspect packages" but there was "nothing they could do".
Royal Mail clarified that they don't knowingly carry any illegal items in its network.
Most of the users access the dark web via Tor browser, which protects the user's identity and online activity from any kind of surveillance. It's a key route to illegal trading on the dark web.
How Newsbeat investigated into the matter?
They ordered MDMA, cannabis and former legal high Spice on the dark web using virtual currency Bitcoin.
They received the package within a week. After that, they collected the drugs and gave them to a government-approved lab for testing and destruction.
.
A Royal Mail spokesperson said: "Where Royal Mail has any suspicion that illegal items are being sent through our system, we work closely with the police and other authorities including the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to assist their investigations and to prevent such activities from happening."
"Unless there are massive raids on markets any time soon" causing "a loss of consumer confidence", this "hidden" drug market will keep growing, says Chris Monteiro, an independent cybersecurity expert, and researcher.
"Talk of better prices and improved purity will continue to spread and eat away at the offline market," he explains.
And he adds: "Government and police are more interested in data breaches and weapons [than drugs]."
According to data from the Global Drug Survey [GDS]."About a third of people said they'd broaden their drug-using repertoire," says Dr. Adam Winstock, from Kings College and GDS, he also mentioned that "millions of pounds of drugs are bought online every day".