A video capture of a drug sales telegram channel that the police found on a drug dealer Mr. A’s cell phone. Photo Jeonbuk Police Agency Cyber Crime Investigation Unit
“Sell drugs like a home shopping show host”
“A quality killing item came in. It smells very strong.”
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A drug dealer (in her 20s), recently caught by the police, posted an article with a methamphetamine photo on her Telegram channel earlier last year. The video captured by the police from Mr. A’s mobile phone clearly contained the conversation he exchanged with methamphetamine buyers.
Mr. A called methamphetamine’goods’ on the channel. Goods (goods) refers to the planned products launched by a specific brand or celebrity. He promoted illegal drugs as a show host introduces products on a home shopping broadcast.
“Happy New Year 2020 to all disembarkation (drug dealers) who are with ○○ (channel name) and cherish. The current price is the normal price after the event.” )” and add chuimsae. Mr. A’s secret drug dealer life ended when the police arrested him on the 25th.
The Jeonbuk Police Agency Cyber Crime Investigation Team said on the 28th that “Mr. A was arrested for selling methamphetamine through a drug advertising channel created on Telegram and Dark Web (violation of the law on drug management). Dark web refers to a web that allows access to the Internet only by using a specific program. Mr. A is suspected of selling methamphetamine by posting a video of himself administering methamphetamine with a syringe on the Telegram channel for about two months since last November.
After trading methamphetamine for a certain period of time, the police reported that Mr. A detonated the Telegram channel and then moved to another room. As a result of the investigation, Mr. A sold methamphetamine through the so-called “throwing technique,” in which buyers visit by hiding drugs to be traded in a specific place. This is a method of sending a photo of the place where A has hidden the methamphetamine to the buyer when the buyer deposits.
A video capture of a drug sales telegram channel that the police found on a drug dealer Mr. A’s cell phone. Along with the methamphetamine picture, the conversation with the buyer was included. Photo Jeonbuk Police Agency Cyber Crime Investigation Unit
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Mr. A mainly hid the methamphetamine next to or under the air conditioner outdoor unit. It is said that they chose a place that is inconspicuous and does not have a closed circuit TV (CCTV) to avoid investigation.
It was investigated that Mr. A accessed runaway youth through social network service (SNS). He introduced himself as a BJ (Internet Broadcaster) manager, and said, “I’ll make you a BJ. You can make money,” and he is also charged with methamphetamine medication several times at a motel. On the 25th, the police urgently handed over two female teenagers who were with Mr. A to their guardians for treatment at the arrest site.
The police confiscated the methamphetamine and syringe that Mr. A was trying to administer at the scene. Mr. A admitted to some of the charges in the police, “Selling methamphetamine and some of them I took.” However, they are silent about drug supply plans and specific sales volume and profits.
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Initially, the police confiscated Mr. A’s mobile phone, the iPhone, but he was sick with the password. The iPhone takes a long time to unlock without knowing the password. The investigation team said that after arresting Mr. A on the 27th, they persuaded him to buy chicken and cola, and then found the password. The police are focusing on identifying Mr. A’s upper line through digital forensics.
Kim Gwang-soo, chief of the Jeonbuk Police Agency cyber crime investigation, said, “The drug channel advertisements in Telegram are on the rise.” He added, “Every cyber crime can be traced and traced.”
Jeonju = Reporter Kim Junhee [email protected]