Customers are confused about the state of the AlphaBay market because Desnake, the AlphaBay market administrator, has been missing for more than five weeks and canary, which is used for website signatures, has not been updated.

One of the main reasons for the harm reduction program is to help determine which suppliers are prone to adulterate their products with fentanyl, DeSnake said. Going forward, the professional drug inspector program is an important part of a broader vision of a decentralized marketplace network.