Hyderabad Police 'Drug peddlers using QR codes to sell narcotics'

With the anti drug enforcement agencies cracking whip against drug traffickers and consumers, those into the illicit trade are finding new ways to carry forward the trade and get drugs.

In the latest, the drug peddlers are using QR codes to provide information to drug consumers on sales of narcotics.

The QR code stickers are shared in select closely guarded WhatsApp groups, telegram or other encrypted



communication groups through which the people can buy various varieties of drugs.

On scanning the QR code one gets access to the peddler who will then after verifying the buyer, shares the city or town from where the drug can be sourced.

“The consumers are directed to neighbouring States of Karnataka, Maharashtra or Andhra Pradesh to take delivery of the drugs,” said an official of an anti drug enforcement agency.