Criminal business

The modern drug trade is a form of organized crime. At the center of their criminal aspirations is the youth audience in cyberspace. Up to 95% of drug sales occur on the Internet.

The first job offers are mainly received on social networks – VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, or through mass mailings of messages about high-paying jobs in messengers, most often in Telegram.

Subsequently, the potential employee's preferred region of work is clarified, salary, conditions, and payment options are discussed. Then, instructions on maintaining secrecy are provided. The newly hired employee is convinced that if all safety measures are followed, the risk of being apprehended is practically non-existent. However, this is not the case. On average, a drug courier's "work experience" before facing criminal liability ranges from 2 weeks to 1.5 months. Some are detained on their very first attempt to earn money.

The task of parents is to prevent the involvement of minors in the drug trade.

If your child suddenly has applications on their phone that allow determining GPS coordinates and overlaying them on photos (e.g., NoteCam or similar), it is worth paying close attention, as this software is used by 90% of drug dealers.

It is also necessary to pay attention to attempts to register on crypto exchange platforms, use of electronic money, unknown SIM cards, and bank payment cards.

Furthermore, you should be alerted if your child uses applications whose main purpose is to hide the user's true location online.

Regular adherence by parents to these recommendations will allow for timely detection and prevention of criminal activity by the child.

Senior Assistant Prosecutor

of Verkhnedvinsk District

3rd Class Lawyer                                                               A.V. Kuzmichyonok