Street Drugs available on Social Media?!

2022-09-19T18:59:15+00:00

Just when parents didn't think they could deal with one more tech-related thing having to do with their teens, it has come to law enforcement's attention that street drugs are now available on Social Media. Read Tech Talk Tuesday's post about it below: Last month in Marin County, California, police arrested a person who was selling drugs. What makes this arrest different than most other drug busts is that this person was selling drugs on Snapchat. Yes. The same Snapchat our youth send selfies to their friends. It’s happening on Instagram too. Dealers use code words, hashtags, emojis and display actual pictures of what they have to offer. “Drugs on social media is incredibly prevalent,” says Josie Sanguinetti, School Resource Officer for the Marin County Sheriff’s Department. “I’ve seen as young as 10 and obviously [...]