ABSTRACT The distribution or consumption of traditional drugs has become the subject of stringent penalties throughout most of the world and synthetic designer drugs have become the alternative. Novel psychoactive substances, also called ‘legal highs’, are highly varied in terms of chemical composition. These substances are advertised and distributed as an alternative to traditional drugs on the Internet, making identification of new substances and enforcement difficult. For this article, we downloaded and analysed 28 Russian-language online drug marketplaces which distribute traditional and novel psychoactive substances. All marketplaces used a noncontact drug dealing method where the seller and the buyer communicate through the Internet to arrange for payment and delivery of drugs without meeting face-to-face. Geographic information, price, amount, substance type and payment method data were extracted. Findings indicate such marketplaces are able to operate due to the ability of their clients to pay anonymously with the virtual currencies – Qiwi and Bitcoin.

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非法商品的非法付款：俄罗斯在线毒品市场上的非接触式毒品分发

摘要传统药物的分销或消费已成为全世界大多数国家的严厉刑罚对象，合成名牌药物已成为替代药物。新型精神活性物质，也称为“法律上的高点”，在化学成分方面差异很大。这些物质在互联网上作为传统药物的替代品进行广告和分发，这使得新物质的识别和执法变得困难。在本文中，我们下载并分析了28种俄语的在线毒品市场，这些市场分布着传统的和新型的精神活性物质。所有市场都使用非接触式毒品交易方法，买卖双方通过互联网进行通信，以安排药品的支付和交付而不面对面。地理信息，价格，提取金额，物质类型和付款方式数据。调查结果表明，这样的市场能够运营，这是由于其客户能够用Qiwi和Bitcoin这样的虚拟货币匿名付款。