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Kingdom Market seizure

December 2023, Darknet market
Led by Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations

Extended pass entry, last reviewed August 21, 2026

What was taken down?

Online infrastructure shut down.

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What happened to the people?

Officials reported 1 apprehended.
1 charged and 1 apprehended named in the public record.
Group accounted for: Partial

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Did it stay down?

Not established in the public record. No later activity is recorded against this entry.

See what happened afterward

FBI/HSI and US prosecutors, with international partners, shut Kingdom Market's online infrastructure; official filings described more than 25,000 illicit listings. Alleged administrator Alan Bill was arrested in Newark, New Jersey.

Date
December 2023
Target
Kingdom Market, darknet market
Activity
Darknet market
Operational lead
FBI and HSI
Jurisdiction
Not established
Outcome
Online infrastructure shut down.
Status
Completed
Legal mechanism
Federal indictment; seizure process.
Group accounted for
Partial

1
charged
1
apprehended

Named in the public record: 1 charged and 1 apprehended.

Figures count individuals named in charging documents and official statements, each person once per outcome. People alleged to be involved but not publicly identified are not counted.

Reported and named. Officials reported 1 apprehended. 1 charged and 1 apprehended named in the public record. The two figures come from different places and are never added together. Officials publish a headline total, and this index counts only the individuals it can name from the cited record.
Person Role Current public status
Alleged administrator of Kingdom Market ArrestedCharged
Charging authority
United States Department of Justice
Main charges
Drug distribution; Identity/fraud document offenses; Money laundering
Case number
Not established in the public record
Arresting authority
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Arrest location
Newark, NJ, United States
Extradition status
Not established in the public record
Conviction or plea
Not established in the public record
Sentence
Not established in the public record
Segment
Core operator
Sources
[1]
Full record
Everything indexed for Alan Bill

Alan Bill

Alleged administrator of Kingdom Market. Current public status: Arrested and Charged.

Charging authority
United States Department of Justice
Main charges
Drug distribution; Identity/fraud document offenses; Money laundering
Case number
Not established in the public record
Arresting authority
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Arrest location
Newark, NJ, United States
Extradition status
Not established in the public record
Conviction or plea
Not established in the public record
Sentence
Not established in the public record
Segment
Core operator
Sources
[1]
Full record
Everything indexed for Alan Bill

Rows expand to show charging authority, case identifiers, custody status, and sources.

Group accounted for: Partial

Sole named alleged administrator arrested; broader vendor population not addressed.

More than 25,000 illicit listings reported.

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Not established in the public record. No later activity is recorded against this entry.

Numbered markers throughout this entry link to the source that supports the claim beside them.

Official sources

  1. [1]
    Kingdom Market darknet marketplace dismantled; administrator Alan Bill arrested

    US DOJ / FBI / HSI, December 1, 2023, Source grade S2

    Establishes the Kingdom Market shutdown and the arrest of alleged administrator Alan Bill in Newark, New Jersey.

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

Coverage note. Added from deep-research aggregation pass. Not independently re-verified source-by-source to the same standard as the original 38-incident core; source_quality capped at S2/P2 pending a dedicated verification pass.