Brian Farrell, the second-highest administrator on Silk Road 2, known online as "DoctorClu," was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison.

Farrell pleaded guilty to distribution of heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine. The one count carried a mandatory sentence of five years.

Federal agents searched Farrell’s house and confiscated "three handguns, various computer media, various prescription medications, drug paraphernalia, 20 silver bullion bars valued at $3,900.00, and approximately $35,000 in US currency."

Silk Road 2 was alleged to have generated 8 million a month in illegal gains.

Thomas Woods, an Assistant United States Attorney, wrote:

"The Silk Road model presents a new threat to public safety and health. The website expands the serious drug market to all reaches of the country, and indeed the world. The website reaches those who are too apprehensive to conduct a deal on the street, or those, say in rural areas, who may not have a direct drug supplier. This new frontier is dangerous—and a clear message needs to be sent that those who peddle their poison on the internet—face serious penalties."

Source: Arstechnica