A German national, Patrick Schmitz, 37, was extradited from Colombia to the United States on April 29, 2026, after his arrest in June 2024 on a U.S. provisional arrest request. Schmitz is charged with running “The Versus Project,” a dark‑web marketplace that operated from about November 2019 through May 2022. The site had more than 380,000 registered users, offered over 32,000 product listings and facilitated more than 300,000 completed orders. Its inventory included heroin, other drugs, stolen identification documents, counterfeit currency, malware, and hacking tools. Schmitz is facing charges that carry mandatory minimums ranging from 10 to 20 years in prison and potentially life imprisonment.
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