Government release

# AlphaBay, the Largest Online 'Dark Market,' Shut Down

United States Department of Justice, July 20, 2017. AlphaBay seizure, Cazes arrest and death, charges, scale figures.

**Source type:** Government release

**Published:** July 20, 2017

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 11

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** United States Department of Justice

**Published:** July 20, 2017

**Source type:** Government release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

**What it supports:** AlphaBay seizure, Cazes arrest and death, charges, scale figures

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_alphabay\_2017

## Research notes

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How this source is used

Cited 11 times across 5 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 20, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[AlphaBay seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/alphabay-seizure)

Darknet market, July 2017

Primary source

### Organization roles

4 citations

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/alphabay-seizure)

Operational lead, AlphaBay seizure

Primary source
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[Drug Enforcement Administration](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/alphabay-seizure)

Co-lead, AlphaBay seizure

Primary source
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[Royal Thai Police](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/alphabay-seizure)

Arresting, AlphaBay seizure

Primary source
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[United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/alphabay-seizure)

Charging, AlphaBay seizure

Primary source

### Legal actions against people

3 citations

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Alexandre Cazes](https://takedownindex.org/people/alexandre-cazes)

Arrested, AlphaBay seizure

Primary source
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[Alexandre Cazes](https://takedownindex.org/people/alexandre-cazes)

Charged, AlphaBay seizure

Primary source
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[Alexandre Cazes](https://takedownindex.org/people/alexandre-cazes)

Deceased, AlphaBay seizure

Primary source

### Infrastructure

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[1 onion service](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/alphabay-seizure)

Onion service seized, AlphaBay seizure

Primary source
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[Server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/alphabay-seizure)

Server seized, AlphaBay seizure

Primary source

### Later activity

1 citation

Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.

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[AlphaBay and successor market ecosystem](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/silk-road-seizure)

Ecosystem successor, Silk Road seizure

Primary source

[All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)