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

The sanctions against Russia-Based Hydra and darknet market websites currency exchange Garantex, published on the Treasury Department’s website, “send a message today to criminals that you cannot hide on the darknet market 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)