Canadian found dead in Thai cell wanted for running 'dark web' market


A Thai police officer stands guard in front of workers during the 47th destruction of confiscated narcotics ceremony at Bang Pa-in Industrial Estate in Ayutthaya province, Thailand last month. Thai authorities destroyed about 9,321kg of illegal drugs including methamphetamine, heroin, ecstasy, cocaine, opium, codeine and marijuana worth more than US$ 609.4 million to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking. – AFP pic, July 15,2017

A 26-year-old Canadian found dead in his Thai police cell this week was wanted in the US for allegedly running a massive dark web marketplace for drugs and other contraband, a police source told AFP today.

Thai police officers arrested Alexandre Cazes in Bangkok on July 5 and had planned to extradite him to the US, where he faced drug trafficking and money laundering charges.


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