By: Richard L. Smith
Federal authorities announced that a grand jury has indicted two Pakistani men and one Indian man living in Hong Kong for allegedly operating an international narcotics trafficking network that used dark web marketplaces to distribute drugs into the United States.
U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer stated that a federal grand jury returned the indictment on May 12, 2026, charging Waleed Shamim, 33, Sameer Shamim, 41, and Shareef Beig, 52, with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and conspiracy to import controlled substances.
According to the indictment, between November 2021 and June 2022, Waleed Shamim and Sameer Shamim allegedly operated vendor accounts on multiple illicit dark web marketplaces under the names “Horsemen” and “Horsemen1.” Prosecutors said the pair also recruited individuals to assist in reshipping narcotics to customers throughout the United States.
Authorities further allege that the defendants, along with Beig, coordinated shipments of thousands of narcotic pills from Hong Kong into the United States as part of the operation.
Federal officials said each conspiracy charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $1 million if convicted.