{"id":27029,"date":"2023-12-06T10:39:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/?p=27029"},"modified":"2023-12-06T10:39:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:39:15","slug":"tech-savvy-dealers-using-get-your-delivery-qr-codes-to-peddle-cannabis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/world-news\/tech-savvy-dealers-using-get-your-delivery-qr-codes-to-peddle-cannabis\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech-savvy dealers using get your delivery QR codes to peddle cannabis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brazen drug dealers are using QR codes stuck on lampposts to sell cannabis near schools, universities and even police stations.<\/p>\n

The black and gold stickers advertising 'Get your delivery' have been spotted around Worcester. Each sticker features a QR code and a picture of a cannabis leaf, but the police have warned people not to scan them or click on any links.<\/p>\n

Identical stickers have been found in London, but now dealers further afield are adopting the same technique. The digital codes, usually used by retailers to direct customers to online stores, are being exploited by savvy drug dealers to attract new customers. They're placing these stickers on lampposts, bins, phone boxes and other street furniture.<\/p>\n

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Labour councillor Robyn Norfolk, who represents St John's in the city, expressed her shock: "It is shocking for them to go up near schools." She added: "I have heard of QR codes being used to link to scams, but not drugs. "<\/p>\n

Worcester mum-of-two Faye Roberts, 37, commented on the audacity of the situation: "The audacity of it is frightening really.<\/p>\n

"I can't believe how openly they are advertising it, just like it's any regular product and even more concerning is them cropping up near schools and parks. They are targeting our children and that shouldn't be allowed. They need to come down as soon as possible. <\/p>\n

"Police need to do something. Surely they can be traced via these websites or they were caught on CCTV putting them up."<\/p>\n

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