How the FBI used what it found in a trash bag to arrest Jacksonville brothers accused in a dark-web drug operation – News4JAX

How the FBI used what it found in a trash bag to arrest Jacksonville brothers accused in a dark-web drug operation  News4JAX

Two Jacksonville brothers are accused of distributing counterfeit oxycodone pills on the darknet — pills federal prosecutors say contained several dangerous synthetic opioids. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two Jacksonville brothers are accused of distributing counterfeit oxycodone pills on the darknet — pills federal prosecutors say contained several dangerous synthetic opioids. The allegations provide new details about a federal investigation that led to the Aug. 28 arrests of Vladislav Chernyshov, 35, and Stanislav Chernyshov, 30. RELATED | FBI investigating jewelry store on Jacksonville’s Southside, townhome in St. Johns County Federal prosecutors charged the brothers with conspiracy to distribute nitazenes, synthetic opioids that can match or surpass fentanyl’s potency. According to court documents, the brothers allegedly operated on the darknet under the moniker “BarbaraWhite” and distributed counterfeit oxycodone pills containing nitazenes.

The federal investigation began after a fatal overdose in Arlington, Virginia, prosecutors said. The darknet is a part of the internet that is not accessible through standard search engines and typically requires specialized software to access. It can be used for anonymous transactions, including the sale of illegal drugs. According to court documents, the brothers allegedly used the name “BarbaraWhite” to sell counterfeit oxycodone pills. The pills were made to look like real prescription oxycodone, according to prosecutors. The pills were marketed on the darknet as “fent free,” but laboratory testing found