8 Alleged Silk Road Drug Dealers Arrested Worldwide

The arrest of Ross Ulbricht, the alleged mastermind behind Silk Road, the world's largest online drug marketplace, was only the beginning. Over the last few days, authorities have busted eight others accused of selling drugs on Silk Road, including a couple behind one of the site's top drug dealers.

Steven Lloyd Sadler and Jenna M. White, from Bellevue, Wash., were arrested last week, but their arrest was first reported by the Bellevue Reporter on Monday.

The two are allegedly behind the Silk Road vendor "NOD," which a criminal complaint (.PDF) claims was one of the largest users on the site. NOD had more than 1,400 customer reviews and sold more than 2,600 grams of cocaine, nearly 600 grams of heroin and 105 grams of methamphetamine in just the last four months of operations on Silk Road. By comparison, Silk Road's dealer "Angelina," who Mashable interviewed before the site was shut down, had 1,000 reviews from buyers. Read more...