A baby-faced IT whiz who masterminded a $17million drug ring on the dark web bragged in a news article three years ago he would be able to remain anonymous under the fake alias NSWGreat. Ward operated under the pseudonym NSWGreat since 2011 and gave an anonymous interview to a news outlet boasting of his drug syndicate in August 2018. The court previously heard Ward operated the drug syndicate on the dark web from a Callala Bay home over the course of four years, specialising in LSD, ecstasy, MDMA and amphetamines. Police told the court 'NSWGreat' had been in operation since 2011 using five marketplace platforms on the dark web which could only be accessed via a special browser. Ward added he didn't take the alleged drug syndicate very seriously because he 'used to role play as a drug trafficker' while playing video games as a teenager.

Source: The Nation May 14, 2021 00:45 UTC