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     • From 2003 until his capture in 2012, Le Roux transformed his pill mill operation into a global empire that trafficked in painkillers, cocaine, meth, guns and missile technology.
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   What drugs did Le Roux sell?

   • The whole opioid epidemic flew under the radar for a long period of time. But even as it became more prominent, the three main drugs that Le Roux was selling, all of which are painkillers, and one of which is an opioid, were not scheduled substances like Oxycontin or fentanyl.

   The Computer Programmer Who Ran a Global Drug Trafficking Empire

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   What happened to Le Roux?

   • After a U.S.-led sting operation caught Le Roux making a meth smuggling deal, he struck a plea bargain and became an informant on his own hires for the Drug Enforcement Administration. He’s likely to be sentenced in the first half of this year. Smithsonian spoke with Ratliff about Le Roux, his empire and how it impacted Americans.

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   How did Le Roux get a prescription?

   • The survey went to a real doctor who wrote a real prescription. That real prescription then went to a real pharmacy—usually a small-town pharmacy competing against big box drugstores— who had signed on with Le Roux. Then, that painkiller got shipped out to them via FedEx.

   The Computer Programmer Who Ran a Global Drug Trafficking Empire

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   How did Paul Le Roux get busted?

   • The kingpin of the dark web, Paul Le Roux, got busted and hauled onto a plane by DEA agents after he failed to buy a minion brunch. In September of 2009, crime boss Paul Le Roux summoned an operative for a face-to-face meeting, forcing him to make an 18-hour trip through four airports before landing in Hong Kong, arriving exhausted and dehydrated.

   How Paul Le Roux went from computer geek to dark web kingpin

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   How did Le Roux become a global cartel?

   • Le Roux later metastasized his operation into a true, global cartel. He started dealing in arms. He started dealing in hard drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine, and moving them all around the world, in yachts, by planes, with drones. He set up a militia in Somalia. He was buying gold all over Africa. He was laundering money in Hong Kong.

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   Did Le Roux offer a bribe?

   • The day after his arrival he was arrested by Liberian police. He tried to offer a bribe but the officers rejected it and handed him over to DEA agents, who took him to the US. During the flight back to the US, Le Roux agreed to cooperate with authorities.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Paul_Le_RouxPaul Le Roux - Wikipedia

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   Paul Calder Le Roux (born 24 December 1972) is a former programmer, former criminal cartel boss, and informant to the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

4. www.vice.com › en › articleA Drug Kingpin Ran His Empire from a Laptop, Then ... - VICE

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   Jan 23, 2019 · Before he was an informant implicating former American soldiers in mercenary-style slayings on behalf of a global drug and gun empire he controlled, Paul Le Roux was a guy with a computer.

5. mybroadband.co.za › news › securityThe South African drug kingpin and tech genius who is in an ...

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   3 days ago · Despite his hypervigilance, Le Roux was arrested on 26 September 2012 after being lured into a trap by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). One of Le Roux’s associates approached him about a ...

6. www.dw.com › en › from-programmer-to-gangster-bossThe unbelievable story of Paul le Roux – DW – 07/06/2020

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   Jul 6, 2020 · In addition to cocaine, Pepe wants to sell crystal meth to North America and Europe. Le Roux, who has already been in the meth business for some time, plans to supply raw materials and use...

7. www.wired.com › story › mastermind-excerptPaul Le Roux, the Coder Who Became a Criminal Mastermind - WIRED

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   Jan 29, 2019 · While the labs are being built, Paul has agreed to also sell Pepe his own stash of meth, in exchange for an equivalent amount of cocaine at market rates.

8. nypost.com › 2019/02/16 › how-a-fat-computer-geekHow Paul Le Roux went from computer geek to dark web kingpin

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   Feb 16, 2019 · Like Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, Le Roux wanted to build an “online superstore that aspired to sell anything anybody might want,” whether it was missile technology, pills or North...