Gary Davis, the Wicklow man alleged to have been an administrator of the Silk Road website that dealt with illegal drugs and hacking software, has appealed the High Court order that he be extradited to the US and has been granted bail.

The US claims a Wicklow man was an administrator of a the Silk Road website which offered anonymity to those both selling and buying items including illegal drugs and hacking software.

The tranquility of Glen Park public library, in San Francisco, was disrupted last week by half a dozen FBI agents descending on the science-fiction section, where nerds congregate to read their emails on the free Wi-Fi.

US law enforcement authorities have shut down Silk Road, the web marketplace for illegal drugs like heroin and cocaine as well as criminal activities including murder for hire, and arrested its alleged owner, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said yesterday.