WASHINGTON, dark web market links April 5 (Reuters) – The U.S.Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Tuesday on a Russia-based darknet market site and dark markets 2022 a cryptocurrency exchange that it said operates primarily out of Moscow and St. Petersburg.

The sanctions against Russia-Based Hydra and darkmarket list currency exchange Garantex, dark web darknet market links published on the Treasury Department’s website, “send a message today to criminals that you cannot hide on the best darknet markets or their forums, and you cannot hide in Russia or anywhere else in the world,” U.S.Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.

(Reporting by Rami Ayyub Editing by Chris Reese)