(1) over 10,700 clear text msgs about drug dealing (2) announced to a forum probably watched by every police outfit in the world he was in Australia and about to start importing a lot of product and selling locally, basically inviting Aus feds to contact him and set up stings (3) imported drugs directly from a known drug exporting country (netherlands) through probably the toughest customs on earth who scan every package, who no doubt flag everything including envelopes from there for investigation.
I do like his defence of being the village idiot though. Seems to have worked since he's only getting 2-3yrs, which means 1yr and parole.
"Mr Jassar told Judge Murphy that Ms Ormsby was in court and that her piece – Silk Road: The eBay of Illegal Drugs – was the first views on the website by a journalist." lol Adrien Chen, your thunder stolen.