NEWARK, N.J.: A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging two Pakistani men and one Indian man living in Hong Kong in connection with international narcotics trafficking using the dark web, US Attorney Robert Frazer announced.
Waleed Shamim, 33, Sameer Shamim, 41, and Shareef Beig, 52, were indicted for alleged conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and conspiracy to import controlled substances.
“The indictments of these foreign nationals highlight the grave dangers posed by transnational organisations who aim to distribute and import controlled substances into the United States,” said HSI Newark Special Agent in Charge Michael S. McCarthy. “Homeland Security Investigations remains steadfast in its commitment to working with our partners at US Postal Inspection Service to identify and dismantle international narcotics trafficking networks that exploit the anonymity of the dark web.”
According to the indictment filed in this case: Between November 2021 and June 2022, Waleed Shamim and Sameer Shamim allegedly operated vendor accounts on various illicit dark web marketplaces under the moniker “Horsemen” or “Horsemen1,” and recruited people to assist in reshipping narcotics to customers.
Waleed Shamim and Sameer Shamim, along with Shareef Beig, allegedly coordinated shipments of thousands of pills containing narcotics from Hong Kong to the United States.
The charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and conspiracy to import controlled substances each carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $1 million.
