A years-long shortage of the chilis has caused the black market for Sriracha Sauce to go wild, and these days lovers of the spicy sauce are willing to pay up to $120 (R2 250) per bottle.
It seems online black markets are going through a precarious time. Sheep, one of the most popular online drug-selling sites, has shut down after an alleged theft of thousands of Bitcoins from the site. Another site, Black Market Reloaded, has temporarily gone offline.