On 18th May 2024, Lin Rui-siang, AKA pharoah, the alleged administrator of Incognito Market, was arrested at John F. Kennedy Airport. He appeared at Manhattan federal court later that day.
Lin was scheduled to go to Singapore via New York, when he was arrested by the police in New York. The arrest was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation.
If convicted, Lin faces:
- A mandatory minimum penalty of life in prison for engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise.
- A maximum penalty of life in prison for narcotics conspiracy.
- A maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for money laundering.
- A maximum penalty of five years in prison for conspiracy to sell adulterated and misbranded medication.
