He’s no Pablo Escobar, the Miami Herald points out.

Agreed. He’s far more hirsute: the suspected dark web drug dealer arrested on his way to a worldwide beard contest on 31 August 2017 has a forest of flaming red fur spilling out of his chin and down to his bellybutton.

But if charges stick, it looks like the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has netted somebody who has one thing in common with the Colombian narcoterrorist: he’s allegedly a modern-day, dark web hidden version of the drug lord.

According to an affidavit (PDF) filed by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in September 2017, 38-year-old Gal Vallerius, also allegedly known as OxyMonster, is a five-star-rated drug dealer and admin on a dark web marketplace called Dream Market that’s hidden on The Onion Router (Tor).

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