eBay has agreed to pay $59 million over claims it sold equipment that can manufacture illegal drugs.
The US justice department alleged that thousands of pill presses and encapsulating machines were sold on the site, including to people who were later convicted of drug-related crimes.
The equipment can be used to make counterfeit pills, including those laced with fentanyl.
Federal prosecutors alleged the e-commerce giant failed to comply with the Controlled Substances Act, which requires companies to keep strict records and report them to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The department says pill presses sold on the site are capable of producing thousands of pills per hour.
Encapsulating machines, which pack powder into pill capsules, were also sold.
But eBay has denied the allegations, saying it settled the case to avoid litigation costs, but pledged to take more actions to comply with the Controlled Substances Act as part of the settlement.
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