Table 2.
Total numbers of heroin, fentanyl, fentanyl analog and other novel synthetic opioid listings, main shipment origins, percentage shipped to the United States and associated unique vendor counts on DreamMarket cryptomarket during the eDarkTrends data collection period (22nd of March 2018 to 26th of January 2019)
| Substances | Number of Listings (TOTAL N=95,011) | Percent of all listings | Main countries of origin (% of listings) | % shipping to the U.S.A. | Number of Unique Vendors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heroin | 52,510 | 55.27% | U.S.A., 27.0%; Germany, 22.1%; U.K, 13.8% | 80.00% | 532 |
| “Synthetic Heroin” | 1031 | 1.09% | Canada, 97.9%; U.S.A., 2.1% | 100% | 30 |
| Pharmaceutical Fentanyl* | 301 | 0.32% | Italy, 32.4%; Netherlands, 20.7%; Germany, 19.6% | 59.90% | 36 |
| Non-Pharmaceutical Fentanyl | |||||
| Non-Pharmaceutical Fentanyl | 395 | 0.42% | Australia, 38.3%; U.S.A., 29.5%; Canada, 21.8% | 93.40% | 33 |
| Oxycodone Pills with Fentanyl* | 123 | 0.13% | U.S.A., 100% | 100% | 5 |
| Fentanyl Analogs | |||||
| Furanylfentanyl (Fu-F) | 217 | 0.23% | Slovakia, 66.1%; Germany, 21.0%; India, 1.9% | 94.00% | 5 |
| Methoxyacetyl-fentanyl (MAF) | 103 | 0.11% | China, 39.1%; India, 32.6%; U.S.A., 26.1% | 93.20% | 12 |
| 4-Fluoroisobutyr-fentanyl (4-FIBF) | 101 | 0.11% | China, 63.6%; India, 36.4% | 100% | 4 |
| Carfentanil | 45 | 0.05% | China, 52.5%; U.S.A., 40.0%; Germany, 7.5% | 100% | 7 |
| Butyrfluorofentanyl | 35 | 0.04% | China, 100% | 85.70% | 2 |
| Precursors (4-ANPP, 4-APPP, APPP) | 20 | 0.02% | China, 100% | 100% | 1 |
| Acetylfentanyl | 13 | 0.01% | U.K, 100% | 100% | 1 |
| 4-Phenylfetanyl | 12 | 0.01% | ND | 100% | 1 |
| 3-Methylmethoxy-acetylfentanyl (3-MMAF) | 10 | 0.01% | China, 100% | 100% | 1 |
| Butyrfentanyl (Butyrylfentanyl) | 6 | 0.01% | ND | 33.30% | 2 |
| 4-Methoxymethyl-fentanyl (R-30490) | 4 | 0.00% | China, 66%; India, 33% | 100% | 2 |
| Orthomethyl-furanylfentanyl (o-Me-Fu-F) | 2 | 0.00% | USA, 100% | 100% | 1 |
| Other Novel Synthetic Opioids | |||||
| U-48,800 | 224 | 0.24% | China, 64.3%; Australia, 3.1% | 93.70% | 13 |
| U-50,488 | 106 | 0.11% | China, 100% | 100% | 3 |
| U-4TDP | 100 | 0.11% | China, 100% | 100% | 1 |
| U-47,700 | 84 | 0.09% | China, 79.8%; India, 3.6%; U.S.A., 2.4% | 100% | 6 |
| Isopropyl-U-47,700 | 59 | 0.06% | China, 8.5% | 100% | 1 |
| MPF-47,700 | 42 | 0.04% | China, 100% | 100% | 1 |
| MP-47,700 | 37 | 0.04% | China, 100% | 100% | 1 |
| U-49,900 | 9 | 0.01% | China, 66.6% | 66.60% | 2 |
| U-58,800 | 6 | 0.01% | China, 100% | 100% | 1 |
| U-47v700 | 4 | < 0.01% | China, 100% | 100% | 1 |
| AP-237 | 3 | < 0.01% | China, 100% | 100% | 2 |
| Bromadoline (U-47931e) | 3 | < 0.01% | China, 100% | 100% | 1 |
| XIX-18 | 2 | < 0.01% | China, 100% | 100% | 1 |
| Etorphinecartanil | 1 | < 0.01% | China, 100% | 100% | 1 |
| FS-33 | 1 | < 0.01% | ND | 100% | 1 |
| U-45,500 | 1 | < 0.01% | ND | 100% | 1 |
| W-18 | 1 | < 0.01% | China, 100% | 100% | 1 |