Vic Branch Dark Web Presentation

In late 2017, the Victoria Police Drug Task Force (DTF) received a referral for a fatal overdose of a Western Australian resident who took fentanyl tablets
purchased from the Darknet. The DTF contacted the
Cybercrime Division to assist with the investigation
in relation to availability of fentanyl on the Darknet.
Ten Darknet vendors residing in Australia were found
offering fentanyl for sale, one of which was identified
as a possible source of the fentanyl taken by the
WA resident. The DTF launched a strategy to buy
a number of samples of fentanyl from MissSauer5
funding the purchase with BitCoin as part of Operation
SUNPROOF. Once the drug was purchased on two
separate occasions a number of forensic services
were ustilised including drug analysis, DNA and
fingerprinting to assist in putting the puzzle pieces
together to lead the identification, arrest and successful
prosecution of the offender. Detective Sergeant
Achtypis will explain cryptocurrency and the Darknet,
along with how they are used before Detective Senior
Constable Rusmir takes the audience through the
details of Operation SUNPROOF.