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Scottish drug dealers are using Snapchat, Instagram and the Royal Mail to keep their criminal enterprises going during lockdown.
Dealers are posting price lists on social media and shipping their gear from post offices around the UK.
One drugs menu obtained by the Daily Record is called “Class Dunts 2020”.
It includes acid tabs, weed, ketamine and mushrooms in batches costing from £10 to £300.
It also lists Mandy – the street name for ecstasy – and anti-anxiety drug Xanax at £10 for three tablets.
The menu also includes a drug with the with the street name ‘Shatter’ – a marijuana concentrate that is also called Butane Hash Oil – that has been linked to extreme adverse reactions in the US.
The drugs’ menu claims all substances have ‘been tested’ and offers buyers the option to receive a doorstep drop-off or receive via post for £5.
A source told us: “It’s common knowledge most of the dealers are all online now. They use snapchat and instagram to put up their menus and post pictures of bags of pills and small bottles of liquid.
“You can get anything you want and it just arrives in the post.
“They are making most of their money from THC oil that people use in vapes. It doesn’t smell and is very popular at the moment.”
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Royal Mail bosses are taking the issue extremely seriously and have teamed up with other agencies to combat the growing problem.
A spokesperson said: “We work closely on the ground with law enforcement agencies, including the police for domestic mail and with Border Force for international mail.
“These agencies help us to stop the carriage and delivery of illegal drugs that are ordered on the internet.
“We also encourage our postmen and women to report to their managers any suspicious items which we then promptly refer to the authorities.”
