{"id":88404,"date":"2023-12-03T00:14:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T00:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=88404"},"modified":"2023-12-03T00:14:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T00:14:16","slug":"shameless-drug-dealers-selling-cannabis-lure-addicts-with-qr-codes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/world-news\/shameless-drug-dealers-selling-cannabis-lure-addicts-with-qr-codes\/","title":{"rendered":"Shameless drug dealers selling cannabis lure addicts with QR codes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Shameless drug dealers selling powerful &#8216;skunk&#8217; cannabis lure addicts with QR codes stuck on lamp posts<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Stickers promoting drugs website seen by the MoS were near a primary school<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Drug dealers are driving users to buy powerful &#8216;skunk&#8217; cannabis from slick-looking websites using QR codes stuck on lamp posts.<\/p>\n<p>The digital codes are used by conventional retailers to direct customers to online stores \u2013 they simply point their smartphone&#8217;s camera at the black-and-white image and they are taken straight there. But now drug dealers are using the same technology.<\/p>\n<p>It means that far from having to seek out a supplier on a dark street corner, those searching for mind-bending drugs can find them on a legitimate-looking website at the click of a button.<\/p>\n<p>The development comes just weeks after it was revealed that fraudsters were using fake QR codes in hundreds of frighteningly simple scams.<\/p>\n<p>Payment is encouraged in untraceable cryptocurrency and bank transfers, with the company saying delivery via the Royal Mail is often complete within 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>One woman lost \u00a313,000 after she scanned a QR code villains had stuck over a genuine one at a railway station car park in North Yorkshire. She thought she was paying for parking.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/23\/78509129-12818445-The_small_round_stickers_all_bear_an_image_of_a_cannabis_leaf_th-a-49_1701558581631.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The small round stickers all bear an image of a cannabis leaf, the words &#8216;get your delivery&#8217; and a QR code\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/20\/78509109-12818445-image-a-99_1701550505307.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Those searching for mind-bending drugs can find them on a legitimate-looking website at the click of a button (Stock image)<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, hundreds of stickers have appeared on lamp posts, bollards and other street furniture in Orpington and Bexleyheath in South-East London.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The small round stickers all bear an image of a cannabis leaf, the words &#8216;get your delivery&#8217; and a QR code.<\/p>\n<p>When an observer points their smartphone camera at the code, it provides a link straight to an online drug supermarket.<\/p>\n<p>The glossy website offers a range of cannabis products containing high levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive element of the plant.<\/p>\n<p>While some cannabis-derived products are now legal, those containing anything beyond trace levels of THC remain Class B illegal drugs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also for sale are brightly coloured drug-packed &#8216;gummy&#8217; sweets, resembling harmless wine gums. Customers can also buy vaping pens containing up to 86 per cent THC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They include sweet flavours likely to attract children. Such products have left some youngsters in comas.<\/p>\n<p>Customers are encouraged to follow the company on encrypted chat app Telegram, which is popular with gangsters and terrorists.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/23\/78509133-12818445-Drug_dealers_are_driving_users_to_buy_powerful_skunk_cannabis_fr-a-50_1701558581632.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Drug dealers are driving users to buy powerful &#8216;skunk&#8217; cannabis from slick-looking websites using QR codes stuck on lamp posts (Stock image)<\/p>\n<p>The website wrongly suggests that THC-packed substances such as skunk and cannabis vapes are legal, while at the same time promising those ordering a delivery that &#8216;the contents of your parcel remain confidential&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the stickers promoting the drugs website that were seen by The Mail on Sunday were placed close to a primary school.<\/p>\n<p>The London Borough of Bexley and the Met have been informed about the stickers, but many remain on view.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last night a spokesman for the Met said: &#8216;We will pursue the criminals who are involved in the production and supply of cannabis, on the basis they negatively impact communities and support serious and organised crime.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A Royal Mail spokesman said: &#8216;We work closely with the police to prevent such activities from happening.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12818445\/drug-dealers-selling-cannabis-addicts-QR-codes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shameless drug dealers selling powerful &#8216;skunk&#8217; cannabis lure addicts with QR codes stuck on lamp posts Stickers promoting drugs website seen by the MoS were near a primary school Drug dealers are driving users to buy powerful &#8216;skunk&#8217; cannabis from slick-looking websites using QR codes stuck on lamp posts. 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