In October 2013, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shut down the website and arrested Ross William Ulbricht under charges of being the site 's pseudonymous founder "Dread Pirate Roberts ''. On 6 November 2013, Silk Road 2.0 came online, run by former administrators of Silk Road. It too was shut down, and the alleged operator was arrested on 6 November 2014 as part of the so - called "Operation Onymous ''.
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October 2013 6 November 2014