. US. Department of Justice \y Dig Enforocmets Acistation FOL Records Management Section 8701 Momiseete Dive Springfield, Vsgnia 22152 (Case Number: 19-00166-F" Subject: Information regarding the dark net market ec 9 200 Emma Best MuckRock News DEPT MR 411 A Highland Avenue Somerville, Massachusetis 02144-2516 64014-5906 1496c@requests muckroek.com Dear Ms, Bost ‘This leter tesponds to your Freedom of Information AevPrivaey Act roquest letters dated ‘November 19, 2018, addressed tothe Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Freedom of Information‘Privacy Act Unit, seeking access to DEA rocords pertaining to the above subjoct Please note that we have aggregated your 28 requests dated November 19, 2018 into one request under 19-00166-, Any future correspondence regarding this request will be handled under 19- OOLGG-F. Aller reviewing your request, we conducted a search for responsive records pertaining tothe above subject. To query for responsive records, we searched the DPA Investigative Reporting and Filing System (IRFS}, IRFS is the system of records that contains all administrative, general and investigative files compiled by DEA for law enforcement purpuses, Please he advised, we have conducted searches in IRFS for responsive recards for te following dark nel markets: Balser, Deepbay, FloMerket, Druglst, GreyRoad, DarkBay, Durknet Nation, Doge Road, Cannabis Road, Cannias Road 2, Camabis Road 3, Diabolus’$R3, BlackBox Market, BuyltNow, Black Goblin Markel, Armory Vendor Market, Anarchia, Alpaca Marketplace, Amazon Dark, 1176, IreeBay. Black Services Market, Bresking Bad, Cloud-Nine, Cantina, BlackBank Market, Agape, Freedom Market, Free Market, and FXXTACY. As a result of our query. we are una to Tosate any records responsive to your request For your information, Congress excluded three dserete categories of law enforcement and national security records from the roquizemtents ofthe FOIA. See 5 U.S.C. § $52). This response is Limited to those reconls tha are subject tothe requirements ofthe FOIA. This is a standard notification tha is given to all our requesters and should not he taken 3s an indication that excluded rds do, or do nos, exist ‘You may vontaet our FOLA Public [ion at 202-307-7596 for any further assistance and to discuss any aspect of your request. Additionally, you may contaet the Ofive uf Government Information Serviees (OGIS) atthe National Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation serviees they offer. ‘The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of ‘Government Information Serviees, National Archives and Records Administration, Room 2510, 8601 Adelphi Road. College Park, Maryland 20740-6001 ; e-mail at ogisdinara,govs telephone at 202-741-5770¢ tol fe at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile al 202-74) ‘Case Number: 19-00166-1 Page 2 If you are not satistied with ry response to this request, you may administatively appeal by writing to the Director. OMice of information Policy (OIP), United States Department of Tustive, Suite 11050, 1425 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530-0041, of you may submit a appeal through OIP's FOlAanline portal hy erewing an secount on the following website: ‘nps:'v 9 Foiaonline.cov/fofaonline‘aetion‘publiedhoene. Your appeal must be pastmarked oF electronically ransmitted within 90 days of the date of my response to your request, If you submit your appeal by mail, both the leter and the envelope should be clearly marked "Freedam of fnformation Act Appeal.” I you hawe any questions regarding this letter, you may contact Paralegal C, Wood at 202- 353-1441 Sincerely Ket hen Myrick Katherine L Mek ch Freedom of Infarmation’Privacy Act Unit FOWReeordls Management Scetion