Dealing 4.0 runs on instant messaging platforms. Also in the Cremona area, where There is no shortage of groups on Telegram dedicated to the sale of all types of drugs. A real “virtual market” of narcotics, in which the “groups” represent the sales counters. Spaces in which to sell a bit of everything, which guarantee anonymity to drug dealers and therefore make their identification more difficult.
It is possible to see photos or even videos of the merchandise, choose quantities, pay online. You can also find real offers, discounts, price lists: 5 pieces of Pop Smoke for 75 euros, which becomes 230 if you buy 25 pieces. 5 grams of ketamine for 110 euros, while for the same quantity of Mdma Champagne 90 are enough.
Often behind these sales spaces, there are criminal organizations or even drug traffickers, as is easy to understand from the considerable quantities and incredible variety of drugs available. But there is also no shortage of smaller groups, created by individual drug dealers to expand their network of customers.
The groups, monitored daily by the police, usually have anonymous names, perhaps with evocative photos, to make them more difficult to identify by “non-experts”. Most are organized like real Chinese boxes, with constant references to other groups, which make it almost impossible to understand who is behind them. There are groups with a few dozen members, others with hundreds. Even more difficult to locate are those on Whatsapp, which are not publicly visible and can only be accessed if specifically invited.
The sales system is quick and immediate: you agree on the purchase, you make the payment, preferably with bitcoin or bank transfer, then you choose how to receive the drug: there are those who prefer home delivery, others to an agreed point, which is called, in jargon, “meet up”. In short, the operation is similar to that of all online sales platforms. And buying any type of drug becomes, in this way, extremely simple.
Indeed, in some drug dealing groups at a national level, user reviews are reported, which certify the “goodness” of the product received, praise the speed of delivery, the seriousness of the sellers, etc.
But it’s not just drugs: other types of illegal goods are also on sale, such as money or fake documents. Complete with videos of counterfeit passports or identity cards, but also banknotes, which show their “quality”. In shorta real showcase dedicated to the illegal trade.
Laura Bosio
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