Ireland orders extradition of alleged Silk Road website administrator

[WorldNews]

An Irish court on Friday ordered the extradition of a 27-year-old Irish man the United States claims was an administrator for the Silk Road, a web site used to anonymously buy and sell drugs and other illicit items. The Irish High Court ordered that Gary Davis be surrendered to U.S. authorities, who say they believe he was an administrator on the site from June to October 2013. The Silk Road, which used the digital currency bitcoin for payment, was closed down in 2013, but it has been replaced by copycat sites.

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