WASHINGTON, darknet market links April 5 (Reuters) – The U.S.Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Tuesday on a Russia-based darknet market site and dark darknet market a cryptocurrency exchange that it said operates primarily out of Moscow and dark web markets St. Petersburg.

The sanctions against Russia-Based Hydra and darkmarket list currency exchange Garantex, dark markets published on the Treasury Department’s website, “send a message today to criminals that you cannot hide on the darknet market list or their forums, and you cannot hide in Russia or anywhere else in the world,” U.S.Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.

(Reporting by Rami Ayyub Editing by Chris Reese)