New York City, NY – A Queens native, Nan Wu, 39, was sentenced Thursday to six-and-a-half years in prison for masterminding one of the largest dark web drug-trafficking operations in U.S. history, prosecutors said. Wu admitted to operating the illicit online marketplace “FireBunnyUSA”, which shipped more than 10,000 packages of cocaine, MDMA, ketamine, and other drugs to customers across all 50 states.
Massive Dark Web Operation
Between January 2019 and August 2022, Wu, along with four accomplices — Peng Peng Tang, Bowen Chen, Zixiang Lin, and Katie Montgomery — generated over $7.2 million through cryptocurrency exchanges. Prosecutors say the group laundered more than $7.9 million through multiple dark web vendors.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg praised the work of prosecutors and analysts in the case, stating:
“The dismantling of this illegal drug trafficking operation highlights the ability of my office’s prosecutors and analysts to trace cryptocurrency and unmask those committing crimes on the dark web.”
Plea Agreement and Seized Assets
As part of a plea deal, Wu, who was already in federal custody in a separate case, agreed to surrender 20 bitcoin, 3,297 Monero, and $12,857 in cash, all recovered during the investigation…