SR sold drugs, yes. It also sold identity theft kits, credit card fraud kits, hacking tools, and other gear that is meant to harm others through coercion.
Fuck Russ, and fuck you for repeating the lie that SR was nothing but drugs.
And more importantly, the guy tried to have people killed.
This is not a good prompt for a "war on drugs is evil" rant. I sympathize with the position, but using somebody as an example of supposed injustice, when a big part of his punishment is because he hired hitmen (plural!), is not going to make your point look at all good.
And the alleging being done by someone who is himself in quite a bit of legal trouble for stealing from Silk Road and embezzling bitcoin during the course of his official duties.
Fuck Russ, and fuck you for repeating the lie that SR was nothing but drugs.