At some moment this could be a topic in Dutch Court. In the end a Dutch Court (Judge) may have to decide about it. Bits of Freedom has some questions about it. There is more to say about it, but I leave it to that. That having said, make no mistake: I am definitely no fan of those kind of sites.
Dark Web Marketplaces Dissolve Post-AlphaBay, Hansa Takedown Cybercrime marketplaces reshape into smaller forums and individual chats as threat actors find new ways to evade law enforcement. June 5, 2018 https://www.darkreading.com/threat-...e-post-alphabay-hansa-takedown/d/d-id/1331971
Dutch Public Prosecutor demanding sentence of 6,5 years. Article in Dutch at NU.nl https://www.nu.nl/internet/5911182/...fen-tegen-drugsdealers-actief-op-darkweb.html Verdict by the Judge is to be expected at 12 June, according to Nu.nl
Colorado Man Indicted On Racketeering Charges Related To Darknet Marketplace AlphaBay June 20, 2019 https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/p...es-penissmith-and-botah-indicted-racketeering
Darknet moderator pleads guilty to racketeering conspiracy January 29, 2020 https://apnews.com/082d599baef69f8979244e054b2b72f8