The website was a bastion of cyber-crime, surviving for more than six years selling drugs and illegal goods. Hydra specialised in same-day ‘dead drop’ services, where drug dealers (vendors) hide packages in public places before informing customers of the pick-up location. In the past six months, many high-profile darknet markets have shut down but Hydra was seemingly impervious to police attempts to stop it. Can Darknets stop to exist completely ?

